Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
निराहारो जितक्रोधो मुक्तसंसारबंधनः । भुजौ पद्मासने कृत्वा किञ्चिन्मीलितलो चनः । मनोतिचंचलं ज्ञात्वा स्थिरं चक्रे हृदि द्विजः
nirāhāro jitakrodho muktasaṃsārabaṃdhanaḥ | bhujau padmāsane kṛtvā kiñcinmīlitalo canaḥ | manoticaṃcalaṃ jñātvā sthiraṃ cakre hṛdi dvijaḥ
Fastend, den Zorn bezwungen und von den Fesseln des Saṃsāra befreit, legte er die Arme in der Lotushaltung und hielt die Augen leicht geschlossen. Da er den Geist als überaus unruhig erkannte, machte der Zweifachgeborene ihn im Herzen fest.
Sārasvata (continued narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The fasting ascetic sits with arms arranged in meditative composure, eyes slightly closed; a subtle depiction of the mind’s restlessness being gathered and fixed into the heart-lotus.
FAQs
True tapas requires mastery over appetite and anger, and the deliberate training of the restless mind into inner steadiness.
The austerity is performed in Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra within Prabhāsa, presented as an ideal setting for deep meditation.
Fasting (nirāhāra), anger-restraint, half-closed eyes, stable posture, and heart-centered mental fixation for meditation.