Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
राजसैस्तामसैश्चैव योगी सिद्धयेन्न कर्हिचित् । श्रद्दधानेषु दांतेषु श्रोत्रियेषु महात्मसु
rājasaistāmasaiścaiva yogī siddhayenna karhicit | śraddadhāneṣu dāṃteṣu śrotriyeṣu mahātmasu
રાજસ અને તામસ ઉપાયો દ્વારા યોગી ક્યારેય સિદ્ધિ પામતો નથી. શ્રદ્ધાવાન, ઇન્દ્રિયદમન કરનાર, વેદજ્ઞ શ્રોત્રિય મહાત્માઓનો સંગ કરવો જોઈએ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A yogin turns away from noisy, indulgent company and approaches a small assembly of calm, Veda-chanting elders; the contrast of rajas/tamas vs sattva is shown through color and posture.
FAQs
True accomplishment comes through purity and right company; passion and inertia cannot yield lasting yogic perfection.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical and spiritual qualification.
Association with śraddhā, dama (self-restraint), and śrotriya guidance is recommended as practical discipline.