Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । अप्रकाशो महादेवि देवासुरैस्तु मानवैः
śrīmahādeva uvāca | aprakāśo mahādevi devāsuraistu mānavaiḥ
ஸ்ரீ மகாதேவர் கூறினார்—ஹே மகாதேவி! இது எளிதில் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுவதல்ல; தேவர்கள், அசுரர்கள், மனிதர்கள் யாவருக்கும் இது மறைந்ததே ஆகும்.
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.