Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
यस्तत्र निवसेद्विप्र संयतात्मा समाहितः । त्रिकालमपि भुंजानो वायुभक्षसमो भवेत्
yastatra nivasedvipra saṃyatātmā samāhitaḥ | trikālamapi bhuṃjāno vāyubhakṣasamo bhavet
„O Brahmane, wer dort wohnt, selbstbezähmt und gesammelt—selbst wenn er dreimal am Tage speist—wird wie einer, der allein von Luft lebt.“
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: vipra (addressed) / muni in frame
Scene: A disciplined brāhmaṇa/yogin residing near Kāśī’s ghats, calm and collected, taking simple food yet surrounded by an aura of lightness—symbolizing ‘vayubhakṣa-sama’ (as if living on air).
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In Avimukta, inner discipline magnifies spiritual merit—ordinary living becomes equivalent to severe austerity.
Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī).
A discipline of residence with self-restraint (saṃyama) and concentration (samādhi-like collectedness); dietary austerity is reinterpreted through the kṣetra’s power.