Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179
न मे स्वभावेषु भवंति लेपास्तोयस्य बिंदोरिव पुष्करेषु । नित्यस्य मे नैव भवंत्यनित्या निरीक्षमाणस्य बहुस्यभावात्
na me svabhāveṣu bhavaṃti lepāstoyasya biṃdoriva puṣkareṣu | nityasya me naiva bhavaṃtyanityā nirīkṣamāṇasya bahusyabhāvāt
میرے سُبھاؤ پر کوئی داغ نہیں لگتا—جیسے کنول کے پتے پر پانی کا قطرہ۔ میں نِتیہ میں قائم ہوں؛ اس لیے میرے لیے اَنِتیہ حقیقتاً پیدا نہیں ہوتا، کیونکہ میں کثرت کو محض بدلتی ہوئی حالتوں کے طور پر دیکھتا ہوں۔
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A pristine lotus leaf holds a shining water-drop that never wets it; behind, a luminous figure (the knower) stands untouched while scenes of worldly change swirl like reflections.
FAQs
Established in the Eternal Self, one remains untouched by worldly ‘stains,’ like water that cannot cling to a lotus leaf.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a metaphysical teaching on purity and detachment.
No external ritual is stated; the implied practice is sustained self-inquiry and steady witnessing (nirīkṣaṇa).