Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
यावद्भावा ह्यनेकाश्च इंद्रियार्थास्तथैव च । यावच्च ममताभावस्तावदीशो हि दुर्लभः
yāvadbhāvā hyanekāśca iṃdriyārthāstathaiva ca | yāvacca mamatābhāvastāvadīśo hi durlabhaḥ
Selama mana batin berlari ke banyak arah, selama mana objek pancaindera masih mengikat, dan selama rasa “milikku” belum padam—selama itulah Tuhan sungguh sukar dicapai.
Nandī (continuing instruction)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (and assembly)
Scene: A contemplative teaching tableau: Nandin points to the heart while symbolic sense-objects (forms, sounds, riches) swirl around Brahmā, illustrating distraction and ‘mine-ness’ as veils.
FAQs
Śiva-realization is blocked by scattered desires and possessiveness; renunciation and inner steadiness make the Lord accessible.
No single tirtha is named; the verse provides the inner qualification for benefiting from Kedāra’s Śaiva sanctity.
No explicit rite; the prescription is vairāgya—reducing sense-objects and mamatā.