Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
ददाति परमं स्थानं न तु ब्रह्मद्विषां प्रिये । ये च ध्यानं समासाद्य युक्तात्मानः समाहिताः
dadāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ na tu brahmadviṣāṃ priye | ye ca dhyānaṃ samāsādya yuktātmānaḥ samāhitāḥ
Dia menganugerahkan kediaman tertinggi, namun bukan kepada mereka yang membenci Brahman (kebenaran suci), wahai kekasih. Adapun mereka yang mencapai dhyāna, berjiwa terdisiplin dan sepenuhnya terhimpun, layak bagi keadaan yang paling luhur itu.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Meditators seated near the Prabhāsa shrine, senses withdrawn; a radiant ‘parama-sthāna’ above like a luminous summit; figures representing ‘brahma-dveṣa’ remain outside the light.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to inner discipline and reverence for sacred truth, not mere proximity to a holy place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the ongoing context of the māhātmya.
Dhyāna (meditation) with a composed, disciplined mind.