Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110
न योगेन विना ज्ञानं योगस्तत्त्वार्थशीलनम् । गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण सदाभ्यासवशेन च
na yogena vinā jñānaṃ yogastattvārthaśīlanam | gurūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa sadābhyāsavaśena ca
யோகமின்றி உண்மையான ஞானம் இல்லை. யோகம் என்பது தத்துவார்த்தத்தை ஒழுங்குடன் தியானித்து ஆராய்தல்—குரு உபதேசித்த வழியில், இடையறா பயிற்சியால் நிலைபெறுவது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru seated near a quiet Kāśī courtyard or ghāṭa, instructing a disciple in tattva-vicāra; behind them, a subtle mandala-like depiction of reality’s layers; the disciple practices steady meditation, suggesting ‘sadābhyāsa’.
FAQs
Liberating knowledge matures through yogic discipline guided by a guru and stabilized by steady practice.
The verse is doctrinal rather than geographic; it appears within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context of Kāśī’s liberation-teachings.
Sādhanā is prescribed: follow the guru-instructed path and maintain continual abhyāsa (practice).