Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
वासनाशांतिरित्याख्यः प्रथमो जायते गुणः । लोभमोहात्मकान्दोषान्निराकृत्यैव कृत्स्नशः
vāsanāśāṃtirityākhyaḥ prathamo jāyate guṇaḥ | lobhamohātmakāndoṣānnirākṛtyaiva kṛtsnaśaḥ
When the faults that take the form of greed and delusion are wholly cast out, the first virtue arises—known as the pacification of latent impressions (vāsanās).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A meditator with two shadowy figures labeled ‘lobha’ and ‘moha’ dissolving into mist; beneath, a calm lake symbolizing vāsanā-śānti; the mind depicted as a lotus opening.
FAQs
True yogic progress begins with removing greed and delusion, leading to the quieting of deep mental impressions (vāsanās).
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general yoga instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No external rite is prescribed; the instruction is inner purification—abandoning lobha and moha to gain vāsanā-śānti.