Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
जपेन सुविशुद्धेन च्छन्दसां वायुभोजनः । ततः खाद्द्वितीयां मूर्तिं कृत्वा योगबलाद्विभुः
japena suviśuddhena cchandasāṃ vāyubhojanaḥ | tataḥ khāddvitīyāṃ mūrtiṃ kṛtvā yogabalādvibhuḥ
By a thoroughly purified japa of Vedic hymns, sustaining himself on air alone, then—through yogic power—that mighty one fashioned a second form and remained in the sky.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Scene: An ascetic-sage performing intensely purified Vedic japa, emaciated yet luminous, sustained only by air; through yogic power he projects a second form and hovers/abides in the sky.
FAQs
Purified mantra-recitation combined with austerity and yogic discipline is shown to generate extraordinary spiritual capability and readiness for divine encounter.
No specific location is named; the verse describes ascetic practice rather than sacred geography.
Suviśuddha-japa of Vedic hymns (chandas), along with austere discipline (vāyubhojana) and yoga-bala.