Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
सोऽपि सावज्ञमाज्ञाय तं भूपं कुपिताननः । तं च स्तंभं समुद्दिश्य ध्यात्वा तद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
so'pi sāvajñamājñāya taṃ bhūpaṃ kupitānanaḥ | taṃ ca staṃbhaṃ samuddiśya dhyātvā tadbrahma śāśvatam
तोही राजाची अवज्ञा ओळखून, क्रोधाने मुख तांबडे करून, त्या स्तंभाकडे मन एकाग्र करून शाश्वत ब्रह्माचे ध्यान करू लागला।
Narrator (exact named speaker not in snippet)
Type: temple
Scene: The brāhmaṇa, face tightened with controlled anger, turns toward the pillar, closes his eyes or fixes a steady gaze, and enters meditation on the eternal Brahman; the court’s noise recedes.
FAQs
Mantra and rite are grounded in inner concentration; dhyāna upon the Eternal empowers outward sacramental action.
No site is named in this verse; it builds the miracle narrative typical of Māhātmya sections.
Meditative focusing (dhyāna) as a precursor to a mantra-empowered act is implied.