Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
स्वदेहदण्डनैर्युक्ता रात्रौ वीरासने स्थिताः । दंडिनस्ते समाख्याताः सर्वमेतत्तवोदितम्
svadehadaṇḍanairyuktā rātrau vīrāsane sthitāḥ | daṃḍinaste samākhyātāḥ sarvametattavoditam
Mereka yang menegakkan disiplin atas tubuhnya sendiri dan pada malam hari tetap duduk dalam sikap vīrāsana, dikenal sebagai Daṇḍin. Semua ini telah engkau nyatakan.
Sūta (deduced, with an internal address ‘tava’ indicating prior instruction in dialogue)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: sages
Scene: Night in Prabhāsa: a Daṇḍin sits unwavering in vīrāsana, spine erect, eyes half-closed; the body shows disciplined austerity; moonlight and temple lamps frame the vigil.
FAQs
Steadfast bodily discipline and night-long vigilance are praised as marks of serious sādhana in a holy kṣetra.
Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as a center where rigorous yogic and ascetic disciplines are maintained.
Remaining in vīrāsana at night and undertaking self-discipline (tapas) as a recognized ascetic regimen.