Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 164
षष्ठी ब्रह्मैकता प्रोक्ता सप्तमी सिद्धिरेव च । सप्त नद्योऽत्र कथिता ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना
ṣaṣṭhī brahmaikatā proktā saptamī siddhireva ca | sapta nadyo'tra kathitā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā
ఆరవది బ్రహ్మైక్యతగా ప్రకటించబడింది; ఏడవది సిద్ధియే. ఇక్కడ ఏడు నదులు చెప్పబడ్డాయి—పరమేష్ఠి బ్రహ్మచే।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Sapta-nadī of Vidyāvana (inner)
Type: sangam
Scene: Seven radiant rivers converge into a single luminous ocean labeled ‘Brahman’; above, Brahmā (four-faced) gestures in teaching; a yogin dissolves into light, signifying brahmaikatā, while subtle siddhi symbols (lotus, flame, vajra) appear as secondary motifs.
FAQs
It frames spiritual progress as culminating in Brahman-oneness and siddhi, linking inner realization with tīrtha-māhātmya.
A sacred setting characterized by the presence/teaching of “seven rivers”; the precise toponym is not stated in this verse alone.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse outlines stages/fruit (brahmaikatā, siddhi) and introduces the seven-river sanctity.