Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
द्वितीयः सात्विकश्चायमस्मान्मत्तो विनश्यति । अष्टौ पश्यति योनीश्च देवानां दैव इत्यसौ
dvitīyaḥ sātvikaścāyamasmānmatto vinaśyati | aṣṭau paśyati yonīśca devānāṃ daiva ityasau
یہ دوسرا بھی ساتتوِک ہے، مگر جب یہ مَد/غرور میں بدل جائے تو فنا ہو جاتا ہے۔ جو دیوتاؤں کی آٹھ الٰہی یُونیاں دیکھے—اسی کو ‘دَیوَ’ (رکاوٹ) کہا جاتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A yogin seated in meditation, a faint aura of ‘divine’ radiance rising, while a shadowy figure of Pride (mada) approaches; above, eight luminous ‘yonis’/sources appear like eight lotus-wombs, signifying divine orders that can still be ensnared by subtle fault.
FAQs
Even refined, sāttvic visions can become a downfall if they generate spiritual intoxication and attachment.
No; the verse is about inner yogic phenomena (daiva-darśana) rather than sacred geography.
None; it cautions against attachment to visionary experiences.