Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
न पृथग्जायते ध्येयाद्धारणां यः समास्थितः । एवमेतां दुरारोहां भूमिमास्थाय योगवित्
na pṛthagjāyate dhyeyāddhāraṇāṃ yaḥ samāsthitaḥ | evametāṃ durārohāṃ bhūmimāsthāya yogavit
Với người an trụ vững trong dhāraṇā, không còn sinh khởi sự phân lìa khỏi đối tượng quán niệm. Như vậy, bậc thông đạt yoga, khi đã bước lên địa vị khó đạt này…
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A yogin climbing a steep inner mountain labeled ‘dhāraṇā-bhūmi’; at the summit, the meditator and Śiva’s form visually overlap, symbolizing non-separation; the path is narrow and demanding.
FAQs
True dhāraṇā is unbroken unity of attention with the dhyeya; it is a difficult but essential yogic stage.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the text is mapping inner yogic progression.
Steady establishment in dhāraṇā—maintaining non-separation from the chosen dhyeya.