Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
कृत्वा पद्मासनं धीरो निश्चलोऽभूद्द्विजोत्तमः । विधाय कन्धराबंधमृजुनासावलोककः
kṛtvā padmāsanaṃ dhīro niścalo'bhūddvijottamaḥ | vidhāya kandharābaṃdhamṛjunāsāvalokakaḥ
Dengan tenang baginda membentuk padmāsana; sang dwija yang utama pun menjadi tidak bergerak. Setelah meluruskan leher dan bahu dengan tepat, baginda menumpukan pandangan lembut sepanjang garis lurus pada hidung.
Sārasvata (continued narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The dvija-yogi sits in perfect padmāsana, utterly still; shoulders and neck aligned; eyes gently set along the nose-line, conveying disciplined inwardness.
FAQs
Inner steadiness is cultivated through bodily discipline—stable posture and focused gaze support meditation.
The yogic practice is situated in Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra within Prabhāsa, depicting the kṣetra as a place fit for dhyāna.
Padmāsana, stillness, postural alignment, and nose-tip/straight-nose gaze (nasāgra-dṛṣṭi) as meditation aids.