Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 175
मच्चित्ता सा सदा मातर्मम सर्वार्थसाधनी । घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्च श्रोत्रं च पंचमम्
maccittā sā sadā mātarmama sarvārthasādhanī | ghrāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakca śrotraṃ ca paṃcamam
Wahai Ibu Suci, dia sentiasa menumpukan hati kepadaku dan menyempurnakan segala tujuan bagiku. Namun hidung, lidah, mata, kulit, dan telinga sebagai yang kelima—itulah alat-alat yang bekerja.
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A maternal Prakṛti figure standing behind a serene sage; five symbolic sense-icons (nose, tongue, eye, skin, ear) appear as attendants/tools, indicating they work for the higher purpose when directed.
FAQs
Even when worldly life functions through the senses, spiritual life requires awareness of these instruments and non-identification with them.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a teaching on senses and disciplined living.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied practice is indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses).