Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
प्रथमेन जयेत्स्वेदं मध्यमेन तु वेपथुम् । विषादं च तृतीयेन जयेद्दोषाननुक्रमात्
prathamena jayetsvedaṃ madhyamena tu vepathum | viṣādaṃ ca tṛtīyena jayeddoṣānanukramāt
પ્રથમથી પરસેવો જીતાય છે, મધ્યમથી કંપન; અને તૃતીયથી વિષાદ—આ રીતે ક્રમશઃ દોષો પર વિજય થાય છે।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: Three-panel progression: (1) yogin with beads of sweat dissipating, (2) body steadied as trembling lines vanish, (3) face serene as a dark cloud of viṣāda clears; a subtle Śiva-liṅga in the background as the goal of purification.
FAQs
Steady practice removes obstacles step by step—first bodily agitation, then deeper nervous disturbance, and finally mental gloom.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it describes inner purification through yogic method.
A graded practice: progressing through three prāṇāyāma levels to overcome specific disturbances.