Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
तथा तथा यति ष्यामि भविष्यामि यथा गणः । अविशुद्धिक्षयाधिक्यदूषणैरेष निंदितः
tathā tathā yati ṣyāmi bhaviṣyāmi yathā gaṇaḥ | aviśuddhikṣayādhikyadūṣaṇaireṣa niṃditaḥ
“Demikianlah aku akan berusaha, dan aku akan menjadi seperti seorang gaṇa (pengiring Śiva). Kerana syurga ini dicela sebagai ternoda—dengan ketidakmurnian, susutnya pahala, dan cacat yang lain.”
Indradyumna (king)
Scene: Indradyumna declares his intent to strive until he becomes like a gaṇa; the imagery contrasts glittering but unstable heaven with the austere, luminous retinue of Śiva.
FAQs
Heaven is impermanent and flawed; sustained striving toward Śiva’s proximity is presented as the higher aspiration.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the ideal of becoming connected to Śiva’s gaṇas.
No explicit ritual is stated; the prescription is inner resolve and sustained spiritual effort (yatiṣyāmi).