Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 143
देवानां चापि दृश्यंते प्रत्यक्षाः प्रत्ययाः सदा । तत्कथं प्रतिगृह्णन्ति मनो मेऽत्र प्रमुह्यति
devānāṃ cāpi dṛśyaṃte pratyakṣāḥ pratyayāḥ sadā | tatkathaṃ pratigṛhṇanti mano me'tra pramuhyati
دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی ہمیشہ نمایاں نشانیاں اور دلائل دکھائی دیتے ہیں؛ پھر وہ ان نذرانوں کو کیسے ‘قبول’ کرتے ہیں؟ اس معاملے میں میرا دل و دماغ حیران ہے۔
Unspecified questioner (listener in the dialogue)
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame, implied)
Scene: A questioning devotee addresses a formidable Mahākāla-like Śaiva authority; behind them, faint divine emblems (light, flowers, subtle vibrations) indicate ‘proofs’ of acceptance.
FAQs
It distinguishes visible ritual acts from the invisible mode of divine reception, inviting a metaphysical explanation.
No site is mentioned in this verse.
General reference to offerings received by devas (yajña/arcana context), without a specific procedure.