Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
युक्तं युक्तं त्यजेद्वायुं युक्तंयुक्तं च पूरयेत् । युक्तंयुक्तं च बध्नीयादित्थं सिध्यति योगवित्
yuktaṃ yuktaṃ tyajedvāyuṃ yuktaṃyuktaṃ ca pūrayet | yuktaṃyuktaṃ ca badhnīyāditthaṃ sidhyati yogavit
Hendaklah yogin melepaskan nafas dengan sukatan yang tepat, menyedutnya dengan sukatan yang tepat, dan menahannya dengan sukatan yang tepat; demikianlah orang yang mengetahui yoga mencapai kejayaan.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A yogin seated with a subtle count-bead or finger-counting mudrā; three gentle streams depict exhale, inhale, and retention as balanced arcs; a small Śiva-liṅga or Viśvanātha spire in the background anchors the practice to Kāśī.
FAQs
Success in yoga comes from measured, consistent discipline—balance rather than strain.
The instruction belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred teaching context; no single tīrtha is singled out in this verse.
A clear practice-method is prescribed: measured exhalation, measured inhalation, and measured retention of breath.