Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176
मनो बुद्धिश्च सप्तैते दीप्यंते पावका मम । गंधो रसश्च रूपं च शब्दः स्पर्शश्च पंचमम्
mano buddhiśca saptaite dīpyaṃte pāvakā mama | gaṃdho rasaśca rūpaṃ ca śabdaḥ sparśaśca paṃcamam
ମନ ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ସହିତ ଏହି ସାତଟି ମୋର ଜ୍ୱଳନ୍ତ ପାବକ। ଗନ୍ଧ, ରସ, ରୂପ, ଶବ୍ଦ ଓ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ—ଏହିମାନେ ତାହାଙ୍କର ବିଷୟ।
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A yogin seated in stillness visualizes seven inner flames within the subtle body; the five sense-objects appear as luminous offerings dissolving into those fires.
FAQs
The verse frames cognition and sense-experience as an inner sacrificial system, urging disciplined awareness rather than indulgence.
No holy site is referenced; the focus is philosophical (inner yajña and sense-objects).
An internalized yajña is implied—offering experiences into the ‘fire’ of awareness rather than external ritual alone.