Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इत्युक्ता सा तथा चक्रे पुष्करस्था समाहिता । वर्तंत्या नियमे तस्याः सहस्राक्षः समाहितः
ityuktā sā tathā cakre puṣkarasthā samāhitā | vartaṃtyā niyame tasyāḥ sahasrākṣaḥ samāhitaḥ
یوں کہے جانے پر اس نے ویسا ہی کیا—پُشکر میں ٹھہر کر یکسو اور ثابت قدم رہی۔ جب وہ اپنے نِیَم میں لگی رہی تو سہسرآکش (اِندر) بھی چوکنا اور متوجہ رہا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Diti seated in austerity near Puṣkara’s sacred waters, dawn light on the lake, lotuses and ghats; Indra in the sky or at a distance, vigilant with vajra, watching the progress of her vow.
FAQs
Steady observance of niyama (disciplined vow) strengthens inner focus and makes one’s spiritual effort consequential even to the gods.
Puṣkara is highlighted as the place where the vow is undertaken and sustained with concentration.
A continued niyama/vow-observance (vrata) with mental composure (samādhi-like steadiness) is implied.