Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
आत्मक्रीडस्य सततं सदात्ममिथुनस्य च । आत्मन्येव सु तृप्तस्य योगसिद्धिर्न दूरतः
ātmakrīḍasya satataṃ sadātmamithunasya ca | ātmanyeva su tṛptasya yogasiddhirna dūrataḥ
Para aquele que sempre se deleita no Si, que faz companhia apenas ao Si e que está plenamente satisfeito no Si, a perfeição do yoga não está distante.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin seated in stillness on a Kāśī ghat at dawn, eyes half-closed, the city’s temples behind him; the Ganga flows quietly as his posture suggests complete inner satisfaction.
FAQs
When the mind rests in Self-delight and Self-contentment, yogic perfection naturally draws near.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting frames Kāśī as a sacred environment supportive of inward absorption leading to siddhi and mokṣa.
No external ritual is given; the ‘practice’ is abiding contentedly in the Self.