Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । अप्रकाशो महादेवि देवासुरैस्तु मानवैः
śrīmahādeva uvāca | aprakāśo mahādevi devāsuraistu mānavaiḥ
ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାଦେବ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାଦେବୀ! ଏହା ସହଜରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ ହେବା ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ; ଦେବ, ଅସୁର ଓ ମାନବମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହା ଅପ୍ରକାଶିତ ରହେ।
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Listener: Mahādevī/Pārvatī
Scene: Mahādeva, grave and compassionate, cautions that the doctrine is not readily disclosed—hidden from gods, demons, and humans—creating a hush of secrecy around the teaching.
FAQs
Certain spiritual truths are ‘guhya’ (confidential) and require worthiness, devotion, and proper transmission rather than casual disclosure.
No named tīrtha appears in this half-verse; the emphasis is on the secrecy and sanctity of the teaching.
None explicitly; the verse frames the teaching as esoteric rather than prescribing an external ritual.