Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
कुतश्चिद्धारणायोगादथवा शंभ्वनुग्रहात । अनश्नन्नपिबन्योगी जैगीषव्यः स्थितो मुने
kutaściddhāraṇāyogādathavā śaṃbhvanugrahāta | anaśnannapibanyogī jaigīṣavyaḥ sthito mune
किसी धारणा-योग की शक्ति से, अथवा शम्भु की अनुग्रह-कृपा से, योगी जैगीषव्य—हे मुनि—न खाता, न पीता, स्थिर रहा।
Skanda (narrator, contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (addressed as mune)
Scene: Jaigīṣavya sits unmoving in yogic absorption, neither eating nor drinking; an unseen Śiva’s grace is suggested as a protective aura around him.
FAQs
Austerity is sustained either through disciplined yoga or through divine grace—often both converge in the life of a true yogin.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader portrayal of Śiva’s grace in sacred contexts.
A severe observance is described: remaining without food and water as part of tapas/niyama.