Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
महतां दर्शनस्पर्शैरुपभोगसहासनैः । महता कालयोगेन संसरन्मानवो भवेत्
mahatāṃ darśanasparśairupabhogasahāsanaiḥ | mahatā kālayogena saṃsaranmānavo bhavet
بزرگ روحوں کے دیدار و لمس سے، ان کی صحبت اور ان کے ساتھ نشست و برخاست اور نعمتوں میں شرکت سے، اور زمانے کے قوی اتصال سے، بھٹکتا ہوا جیو پھر انسان بن جاتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A wandering jīva, weary from saṃsāra, approaches radiant mahātmas; through darśana and sparśa, the jīva is lifted, symbolized by a renewed human form emerging under auspicious time.
FAQs
Association with the holy (satsaṅga) is transformative and can elevate one’s course back toward a human, dharmic life.
No specific place is named; the ‘holy presence’ is the company of great souls rather than a location.
It recommends satsaṅga implicitly—seeking darśana and contact with the righteous.