Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
तस्माद्विमृश्य तेनैव ज्ञातव्यः श्रवणेन च । मंतव्यः सुप्रयोगेण मननेन विशेषतः
tasmādvimṛśya tenaiva jñātavyaḥ śravaṇena ca | maṃtavyaḥ suprayogeṇa mananena viśeṣataḥ
Oleh itu, setelah menimbang dengan saksama, hanya “Itu” sahaja patut diketahui—melalui mendengar (śravaṇa); dan hendaklah direnungi dengan teguh melalui amalan yang benar, khususnya dengan tafakur dan renungan mendalam (manana).
Śaṃkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Himalayan hermitage near Kedāra: a teacher instructs a seeker; the seeker listens, then sits in contemplation, with snow peaks and a distant Śiva shrine suggesting the pilgrimage setting.
FAQs
Realization is cultivated through śravaṇa (hearing) and manana (reflective contemplation) with proper practice.
Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the sacred Himalayan context; the verse itself teaches sādhanā rather than a site’s phala.
A mental discipline is prescribed: attentive hearing and sustained reflection (śravaṇa–manana).