Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्रसाद इति स प्रोक्तः प्राप्यमेवं चतुष्टयम् । एवंफलं सदा योगी प्राणायामं समभ्यसेत्
prasāda iti sa proktaḥ prāpyamevaṃ catuṣṭayam | evaṃphalaṃ sadā yogī prāṇāyāmaṃ samabhyaset
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦ’—ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਕਿਰਪਾ—ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੌਗੁਣਾ ਲਾਭ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਫਲ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਯੋਗੀ ਸਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣਾਯਾਮ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੇ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A seated yogin in padmāsana, spine erect, eyes half-closed; subtle radiance around the head signifying ‘prasāda’; four symbolic emblems (e.g., lotus, conch-like breath spiral, flame of awareness, and a steady lamp) indicating the ‘catuṣṭaya’.
FAQs
Prāṇāyāma yields a recognized fourfold fruit culminating in prasāda (inner clarity), so it should be practiced steadily.
No sacred site is named; this is a sādhana-oriented teaching.
A direct prescription is given: the yogin should practice prāṇāyāma regularly (sadā).