Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
मायाधिपटलैर्हीनो मिथ्या वस्तुविरागवान् । कुसंसर्गविहीनश्च योगसिद्धेश्च लक्षणम्
māyādhipaṭalairhīno mithyā vastuvirāgavān | kusaṃsargavihīnaśca yogasiddheśca lakṣaṇam
Free from the veils cast by māyā, dispassionate toward unreal objects, and devoid of corrupt company—these are the signs of one who has attained yogic accomplishment.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa–Māhātmya didactic narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin stands before a torn veil labeled 'māyā'; glittering objects lie ignored at his feet; shadowy figures of bad company remain outside a luminous boundary.
FAQs
Yogic maturity is recognized by clarity beyond māyā, dispassion toward the unreal, and purity of association.
No specific site is named in this verse; it provides a general spiritual criterion within a tīrtha-glorifying chapter.
No explicit rite; the practical prescription is ethical-spiritual: cultivate vairāgya and avoid kusaṃsarga.