Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
जीवत्ययं पुनः कस्मात्कारणं कथ यस्व नः । इत्युक्तश्चिंतयामास ध्यानेन ऋषिसत्तमः
jīvatyayaṃ punaḥ kasmātkāraṇaṃ katha yasva naḥ | ityuktaściṃtayāmāsa dhyānena ṛṣisattamaḥ
“یہ پھر کیوں زندہ ہو جاتا ہے؟ ہمیں اس کی وجہ بتاؤ۔” یوں کہے جانے پر افضل ترین رِشی نے دھیان میں ڈوب کر اس پر غور کیا۔
Narrator (reporting a question to the sage and his response by meditation)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sages ask the reason for repeated revival; the foremost ṛṣi turns inward, entering meditation to discover the cause.
FAQs
Meditative insight (dhyāna) is portrayed as a valid Purāṇic means to discern subtle causes—boons, divine favor, and karmic conditions.
Dvārakā is the māhātmya’s sacred frame, though this verse emphasizes inner inquiry rather than a site-description.
Meditation (dhyāna) is implicitly upheld as a spiritual practice, though no formal rite is detailed.