Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
तपस्तेपे सुधर्मात्मा कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य क्षुतमासीत्कदाचन
tapastepe sudharmātmā kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kṣutamāsītkadācana
तो सुधर्मात्मा काम-क्रोधरहित होऊन तपश्चर्या करीत होता. अशा अवस्थेत कधीतरी त्याला भूक लागली.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Listener: assembly of sages (e.g., Śaunaka-led) / king addressed within the sub-narrative
Scene: A lone ascetic in a forested mountain hermitage, seated in meditation; the body is lean, the face calm; the moment is marked by a subtle sign of hunger without breaking composure.
FAQs
True tapas is grounded in inner restraint—especially freedom from desire and anger—yet the body’s needs still arise and test equanimity.
Implicitly the Sarasvatī-bank ascetic setting in the Arbuda region, where such tapas is undertaken.
No formal ritual; it highlights ascetic conduct (tapas, control of passions).