Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
स्वेदजाश्चोद्भिजाश्चेति तत जीवाः प्रकीर्तिताः । भावार्थः कथितश्चायं तत्त्वार्थं श्रृणु सांप्रतम्
svedajāścodbhijāśceti tata jīvāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | bhāvārthaḥ kathitaścāyaṃ tattvārthaṃ śrṛṇu sāṃpratam
اور پسینے سے پیدا ہونے والے اور زمین سے اُگنے والے—یوں جانداروں کا بیان کیا گیا۔ یہ تو ظاہری مفہوم ہے؛ اب حقیقتِ تَتْو کا معنی سنو۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A teacher enumerates svedaja and udbhijja beings, then gestures toward a hidden inner light labeled ‘tattva’, indicating a shift from visible creation to invisible truth.
FAQs
Scripture often gives layered teaching: first the descriptive meaning, then the essential truth, inviting deeper inquiry (tattva-vicāra).
No holy place is praised here; it is a transition from explanation to philosophical essence.
No ritual instruction is given in this verse.