Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
राजसैस्तामसैश्चैव योगी सिद्धयेन्न कर्हिचित् । श्रद्दधानेषु दांतेषु श्रोत्रियेषु महात्मसु
rājasaistāmasaiścaiva yogī siddhayenna karhicit | śraddadhāneṣu dāṃteṣu śrotriyeṣu mahātmasu
ರಾಜಸ ಹಾಗೂ ತಾಮಸ ಉಪಾಯಗಳಿಂದ ಯೋಗಿಗೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ದೊರೆಯದು. ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಂತ, ದಾಂತ, ವೇದಪಾರಂಗತ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮರ ಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯವನ್ನು ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಬೇಕು।
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.