Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
एवं संजायते पुंसो देहगेहमिदं द्विज । यस्मिन्वसति क्षेत्रज्ञो गृहस्थो बुद्धिगेहिनी
evaṃ saṃjāyate puṃso dehagehamidaṃ dvija | yasminvasati kṣetrajño gṛhastho buddhigehinī
ဤသို့ပင်၊ အို ဒွိဇ၊ လူတစ်ဦးအတွက် «ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာအိမ်» ဟူသောအရာ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။ ထိုအိမ်အတွင်း၌ က్షೇತ್ರज्ञ (ကွက်ခေတ်ရဇ္ဉ) သည် ဉာဏ်အိမ်၌ အိမ်ထောင်ရှင်ကဲ့သို့ နေထိုင်၏။
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: dvija (addressed)
Scene: A serene inner-vision scene: the body as a house; within, a luminous kṣetrajña seated like a calm householder in the chamber of buddhi, while the outer body-house appears coarse and transient.
FAQs
The Self (kṣetrajña) is distinct from the body and ‘dwells’ in it, guiding life through intellect—encouraging self-inquiry.
No holy site is referenced; the verse teaches inner metaphysics rather than tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; it frames a doctrinal metaphor for understanding embodiment.