Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
विरक्ताः कामभोगेभ्यो ये प्रकुर्वंत्यहैतुकीम् । भक्तिं परां शिवे धीरास्तेषां मुक्तिर्न संसृतिः
viraktāḥ kāmabhogebhyo ye prakurvaṃtyahaitukīm | bhaktiṃ parāṃ śive dhīrāsteṣāṃ muktirna saṃsṛtiḥ
Những bậc tâm kiên định, lìa xa dục lạc và tu dưỡng bhakti tối thượng đối với Śiva một cách vô cầu—đối với họ là giải thoát, không còn tái sinh trong saṃsāra.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A steady-minded devotee turns away from sensual allurements and offers simple, heartfelt worship to Śiva—bilva leaves, water, and mantra—while the background shows temptations fading into shadow.
FAQs
Unmotivated devotion to Śiva, supported by detachment from sense-pleasures, leads to liberation rather than continued rebirth.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches a general dharma of Śiva-bhakti.
The prescription is inner discipline: cultivate ahaitukī (selfless) bhakti and vairāgya (detachment).