Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
प्रथमेन जयेत्स्वेदं मध्यमेन तु वेपथुम् । विषादं च तृतीयेन जयेद्दोषाननुक्रमात्
prathamena jayetsvedaṃ madhyamena tu vepathum | viṣādaṃ ca tṛtīyena jayeddoṣānanukramāt
प्रथम (लघु) से पसीना जीता जाता है, मध्यम से कंपकंपी; और तृतीय (उत्तम) से विषाद—इस प्रकार क्रम से दोषों पर विजय होती है।
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.