Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
दृढं जितेन्द्रियो भूत्वा निर्भयो ध्यानसंयु तः । तस्यैव जायते सिद्धिर्या काचिद्भूतले स्थिता
dṛḍhaṃ jitendriyo bhūtvā nirbhayo dhyānasaṃyu taḥ | tasyaiva jāyate siddhiryā kācidbhūtale sthitā
Devenu ferme, maître de ses sens, sans crainte et uni à la méditation, un tel homme obtient assurément toute siddhi accessible sur la terre.
Narratorial voice within the Māhātmya (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Aghora/Śaṅkara worship context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary sādhaka in the Prabhāsa shrine precinct at night, seated in meditation, fearless and composed; the liṅga’s aura steady, the environment quiet and charged.
FAQs
Inner discipline—sense-mastery, fearlessness, and meditation—is presented as the foundation for genuine spiritual attainment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Bhūtanātheśvara Māhātmya setting.
Not a specific ritual act here; it prescribes yogic-ethical preparation: steadiness, control of senses, fearlessness, and meditation.