Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 180
न सज्जते कर्मसु भोगजालं दिवीव सूर्यस्य मयूखजालम्
na sajjate karmasu bhogajālaṃ divīva sūryasya mayūkhajālam
اعمال کے بیچ بھی لذتوں کا جال اس سے نہیں چمٹتا—جیسے آسمان میں سورج کی کرنوں کا جال (کسی سے) نہیں چمٹتا۔
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A vast blue sky filled with radiant sunbeams; below, a person engaged in work remains luminous and unbound while a net-like pattern of pleasures dissolves before touching him.
FAQs
A liberated person acts without being ensnared by pleasure, remaining unattached like sunlight spread across the sky.
No holy place is mentioned; the verse emphasizes karma with detachment.
No ritual is prescribed; the guidance is karmayoga-style non-clinging while performing duties.