Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
स तु तद्ध्यानसंवृद्धो जीवो भवति तादृशः । अन्ययोन्युद्भवो वापि तथा निदर्शनं सताम्
sa tu taddhyānasaṃvṛddho jīvo bhavati tādṛśaḥ | anyayonyudbhavo vāpi tathā nidarśanaṃ satām
وہ جاندار اسی دھیان سے پرورش پا کر ویسا ہی بن جاتا ہے؛ اور ایک یَونی سے دوسری یَونی کا ظہور بھی داناؤں کے نزدیک اسی اصول کی مثال ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The larva, ‘grown’ by the bee’s meditation, is shown transforming into a bee-like being; in the background, calm sages gesture as if citing the example as a proof of a subtle law of consciousness.
FAQs
One becomes what one steadily contemplates; dhyāna determines inner nature and outcome.
The teaching supports the Prabhāsakṣetra pilgrimage ethos by stressing inner practice; no distinct tīrtha is newly named.
Maintain unwavering dhyāna; let contemplation be continuous so it can ‘nourish’ the intended spiritual state.