Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
यतोऽशुचिशरीरस्य वायुकोपो महान्भवेत् । वायुकोपात्कुष्ठता च जडत्वादीनुपाश्नुते
yato'śuciśarīrasya vāyukopo mahānbhavet | vāyukopātkuṣṭhatā ca jaḍatvādīnupāśnute
Kerana pada diri yang tubuhnya tidak suci, akan timbul gangguan besar pada vāyu (unsur angin). Daripada gangguan vāyu itu, seseorang boleh ditimpa penyakit seperti kuṣṭha (kusta) dan kebekuan/kelambanan (jāḍya) serta yang seumpamanya.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A teacher gestures in caution while a practitioner with an unclean aura is shown suffering imbalance—wind motifs swirling, contrasted with a purified practitioner calm and steady.
FAQs
Purity and disciplined living are presented as prerequisites for yogic progress; impurity leads to disorder of vital forces and consequent suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on yogic bodily purity as a dharmic foundation.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets up the need for purification before practices like prāṇāyāma.