Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 119
तदेवं नावयोर्भेदो विद्यते पारमार्थिकः । भेदं च तारतम्यं च मूढा एव वितन्वते
tadevaṃ nāvayorbhedo vidyate pāramārthikaḥ | bhedaṃ ca tāratamyaṃ ca mūḍhā eva vitanvate
ดังนี้ ในสัจจะสูงสุดย่อมไม่มีความแตกต่างแท้จริงระหว่างเรา ความแบ่งแยกและลำดับชั้นนั้น คนเขลาย่อมเป็นผู้ก่อให้แพร่หลาย
Śiva (deduced from non-duality statement tied to Śaiva/Pāśupata context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary interlocutor in Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame
Scene: A single radiant pillar/light (jyoti) subtly containing both liṅga and Viṣṇu iconography, with sages debating below; the deluded argue over gradations while a realized sage points to the one light.
FAQs
In ultimate reality, divine unity transcends perceived differences; egoic comparisons are a mark of delusion.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where right understanding (pāramārthika-dṛṣṭi) is praised as part of the kṣetra’s greatness.
No external ritual is prescribed; the verse corrects perception by rejecting false notions of difference and ranking.