Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
शांतिः प्रशान्तिर्दीप्तिश्च प्रसादश्च यथाक्रमम् स । हजागंतुकामानां पापानां च प्रवर्तताम्
śāṃtiḥ praśāntirdīptiśca prasādaśca yathākramam sa | hajāgaṃtukāmānāṃ pāpānāṃ ca pravartatām
শান্তি, প্ৰশান্তি, দীপ্তি আৰু প্ৰসাদ—এইবোৰ যথাক্ৰমে উদ্ভৱ হয়; আৰু তদ্বারা বৰ্তমান পাপ আৰু নতুনকৈ উদয় হোৱা পাপৰ প্ৰবৃত্তি ৰুদ্ধ হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: Four-stage aura around a meditator: cool calm (śānti), deeper stillness (praśānti), golden radiance (dīpti), and clear luminous grace (prasāda); dark arrows labeled ‘pāpa’ halted at the boundary of the aura.
FAQs
Prāṇāyāma culminates in successive inner refinements—peace, deeper peace, radiance, and serene clarity—while curbing sinful tendencies.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights inner merit and purification rather than sacred geography.
No external ritual is specified; it lists the progressive fruits associated with disciplined prāṇāyāma.