बहूपसर्गो योगोयं कृच्छ्रसाध्यं तपो हि यत् । योगाद्भ्रष्टस्तपोभ्रष्टो गर्भक्लेशसहःपुनः
bahūpasargo yogoyaṃ kṛcchrasādhyaṃ tapo hi yat | yogādbhraṣṭastapobhraṣṭo garbhakleśasahaḥpunaḥ
ଏହି ଯୋଗସାଧନା ଅନେକ ବିଘ୍ନରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ; ତପସ୍ୟା ମଧ୍ୟ କଷ୍ଟରେ ହିଁ ସାଧ୍ୟ। ଯେ ଯୋଗରୁ କିମ୍ବା ତପରୁ ଭ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ହୁଏ, ସେ ପୁଣି ଗର୍ଭକ୍ଲେଶର ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା (ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ) ସହେ।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative context)
Listener: Umā/Devī (likely in surrounding dialogue)
Scene: An ascetic attempts yoga amid distractions—wind, hunger, doubts—while a shadowy wheel of rebirth looms; the imagery underscores the hardship of tapas and the sorrow of returning to womb-suffering after spiritual fall.
Yoga and austerity are difficult and vulnerable to downfall; spiritual negligence can lead back to rebirth and its suffering.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa it supports Kāśī’s broader mokṣa-mahātmya by contrasting difficult sādhana.
No specific rite is prescribed; it warns about maintaining steadiness in yoga and tapas.