Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
प्रत्यहं संकुचत्यस्य क्षुत्पिपासादिकः श्रमः । स योगी नियमी नित्यं हरौ सुप्ते विशिष्यते
pratyahaṃ saṃkucatyasya kṣutpipāsādikaḥ śramaḥ | sa yogī niyamī nityaṃ harau supte viśiṣyate
De jour en jour, la fatigue née de la faim, de la soif et autres maux semblables se resserre pour lui. Un tel yogin, réglé et toujours maître de lui, se distingue tout particulièrement durant le temps où l’on dit que Hari sommeille (Cāturmāsya).
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined yogin in a simple āśrama near a temple or river, taking minimal food/water, seated in meditation; monsoon clouds suggest Hari’s ‘sleep’ season; the yogin’s aura brightens as bodily strain recedes.
FAQs
Steady self-discipline reduces bodily afflictions and makes one spiritually distinguished, especially in sacred seasons like Cāturmāsya.
This verse emphasizes Cāturmāsya discipline within the Tīrthamāhātmya context; no single named tīrtha is specified in this line.
Observance of niyama (restraints) and yogic discipline during the period of Hari’s sleep (Cāturmāsya).