Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
दृढं जितेन्द्रियो भूत्वा निर्भयो ध्यानसंयु तः । तस्यैव जायते सिद्धिर्या काचिद्भूतले स्थिता
dṛḍhaṃ jitendriyo bhūtvā nirbhayo dhyānasaṃyu taḥ | tasyaiva jāyate siddhiryā kācidbhūtale sthitā
Wer standhaft wird, die Sinne bezwingt, furchtlos ist und in Meditation gesammelt, der erlangt wahrlich jede Siddhi, die auf Erden erreichbar ist.
Narratorial voice within the Māhātmya (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Aghora/Śaṅkara worship context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary sādhaka in the Prabhāsa shrine precinct at night, seated in meditation, fearless and composed; the liṅga’s aura steady, the environment quiet and charged.
FAQs
Inner discipline—sense-mastery, fearlessness, and meditation—is presented as the foundation for genuine spiritual attainment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Bhūtanātheśvara Māhātmya setting.
Not a specific ritual act here; it prescribes yogic-ethical preparation: steadiness, control of senses, fearlessness, and meditation.