Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
नारायणो वसेद्देहे ज्ञानं तस्य प्रजायते । जीवन्मुक्तः स भवति महापातककारकः
nārāyaṇo vaseddehe jñānaṃ tasya prajāyate | jīvanmuktaḥ sa bhavati mahāpātakakārakaḥ
พระนารายณ์เสด็จมาสถิตในกายของผู้นั้น และญาณก็เกิดขึ้นในเขา เขาย่อมเป็นผู้หลุดพ้นทั้งยังมีชีวิต—แม้เคยเป็นผู้ก่อมหาบาปก็ตาม
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated in meditation; within the subtle body a radiant Nārāyaṇa appears in the heart-lotus; dark forms of sins dissolve into light as jñāna dawns, signifying jīvanmukti.
FAQs
True observance leads to inner divinity and awakening of knowledge, powerful enough to redeem even grave wrongdoing.
This verse highlights inner transformation (indwelling Nārāyaṇa) within the broader tīrtha-glorification narrative of the chapter.
The implied prescription is steadfast performance of the praised observance, resulting in jñāna, purification, and jīvanmukti.