Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
व्याधेराधेश्च प्रशमः क्रियायोगद्वयेन तु । मानसं शमयेत्तस्माज्ज्ञानेनाग्निमिवांबुना
vyādherādheśca praśamaḥ kriyāyogadvayena tu | mānasaṃ śamayettasmājjñānenāgnimivāṃbunā
L’apaisement de la maladie et de la détresse intérieure s’obtient par une discipline double de pratique. Ainsi faut-il calmer le mental par la connaissance, comme on éteint le feu avec l’eau.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A blazing fire labeled ‘ādhi/inner distress’ is doused by a clear stream labeled ‘jñāna’; beside it, a disciplined practitioner performs steady practice—showing the twofold method.
FAQs
Knowledge (jñāna) is presented as the decisive medicine for the mind, cooling inner fire and thereby easing both mental and bodily distress.
No location is mentioned; the focus is on inner sādhanā rather than sacred geography.
A “twofold discipline of practice” (kriyāyoga-dvaya) is referenced, but not detailed in this verse.