Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
अभ्यासबहुला धर्माः शास्त्रदृष्टाः सहस्रशः । सम्यक्संसेविताः कालात्सिद्धिं यच्छंति वा न वा
abhyāsabahulā dharmāḥ śāstradṛṣṭāḥ sahasraśaḥ | samyaksaṃsevitāḥ kālātsiddhiṃ yacchaṃti vā na vā
ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਗਏ ਅਭਿਆਸ-ਭਰੇ ਧਰਮ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਹਨ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸੇਵਣ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਮਿਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਾ ਮਿਲੇ—ਇਹ ਨਿਸਚਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ।
Sanatkumāra
Listener: Bhagavān Rudra
Scene: Sanatkumāra reflects on the countless practices taught in śāstra, heavy with repetition; the scene shows stacks of manuscripts and a long path fading into distance, contrasting with the implied ‘short path’ to be revealed.
FAQs
Not all lengthy disciplines guarantee realization; one should seek the most effective, essence-teachings.
No holy site is referenced; the theme is discerning efficacious dharma.
None directly; it contrasts extensive, repetitive sādhanas with the desire for a more immediate means.