Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
तावत्कर्ममयी वृत्तिर्ब्रह्म वृक्षांतराभवेत् । अवांतराणि पर्वाणि ज्ञेयानि मुनिभिः सदा
tāvatkarmamayī vṛttirbrahma vṛkṣāṃtarābhavet | avāṃtarāṇi parvāṇi jñeyāni munibhiḥ sadā
Selama gerak-langkah masih dibentuk oleh karma, Brahman seakan-akan berada “di celah dahan-dahan pohon”—hanya tampak sebahagian. Maka tahap-tahap perantaraan (parvan) hendaklah sentiasa difahami oleh para muni.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Scene: A seeker beneath a vast sacred tree glimpses a radiant, formless Brahman-light between dense branches; sages point to stepping-stones or ‘parvans’ along a path leading from the shaded grove to open sky.
FAQs
As long as karma-driven tendencies persist, realization remains partial; discernment of stages of practice is essential.
No particular sacred site is named; the teaching functions as guidance for pilgrims and seekers within the Mahātmya.
None explicitly; it recommends understanding progressive stages of sādhana.