Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 139
समाहितो ब्रह्मपरोऽप्रमादी शुचिस्तथैकांतरतिर्जितेन्द्रियः । समाप्नुयाद्योगमिमं महामना विमुक्तिमाप्नोति ततश्च योगतः
samāhito brahmaparo'pramādī śucistathaikāṃtaratirjitendriyaḥ | samāpnuyādyogamimaṃ mahāmanā vimuktimāpnoti tataśca yogataḥ
من كان جامعَ القلب، متوجّهًا إلى برهمن (Brahman)، غيرَ غافل، طاهرًا، محبًّا للخلوة، قاهرًا للحواس—فذلك العظيمُ النفس ينال هذا اليوغا؛ وبذلك اليوغا يبلغ الموكشا، التحرّر.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Pārtha (address appears explicitly in 55.142; discourse likely continuous)
Scene: A solitary ascetic seated in meditation, senses withdrawn, mind fixed on Brahman; minimal landscape, emphasizing inner stillness.
FAQs
Liberation arises from disciplined yoga grounded in purity, vigilance, and mastery of the senses.
No tīrtha is directly referenced; the verse teaches the inner qualifications that support the chapter’s later sthala-māhātmya.
The prescription is ethical-yogic: śauca (purity), apramāda (vigilance), and indriya-jaya (sense control).