Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
मृदुत्वं सेव्यमानास्तु सिंहशार्दूलकुंजराः । यथा यान्ति तथा प्राणो वश्यो भवति साधितः
mṛdutvaṃ sevyamānāstu siṃhaśārdūlakuṃjarāḥ | yathā yānti tathā prāṇo vaśyo bhavati sādhitaḥ
ခြင်္သေ့၊ ကျားနှင့် ဆင်တို့သည် လေ့ကျင့်ပြုစုစောင့်ရှောက်လျှင် နူးညံ့လာသကဲ့သို့၊ ထိုနည်းတူ အသက်လေ (ပရာဏ) သည်လည်း မှန်ကန်စွာ သင်ကြားထိန်းသိမ်းလျှင် ထိန်းချုပ်နိုင်လာသည်။
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A yogin calmly seated while stylized lion, tiger, and elephant bow or sit peacefully nearby, symbolizing prāṇa subdued by practice; the breath shown as a controlled ribbon of air.
FAQs
Prāṇa can be mastered through steady training, just as even powerful animals become gentle under proper discipline.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse uses a practical metaphor for yogic control.
The implied prescription is consistent practice and disciplined training of the breath (prāṇa-sādhana).