Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
जीवतो देहभेदे वा सिद्ध्यश्चैतास्तु योगिनाम् । संगो नैव विधातव्यो भयात्पतनसंभवात्
jīvato dehabhede vā siddhyaścaitāstu yoginām | saṃgo naiva vidhātavyo bhayātpatanasaṃbhavāt
जीवतः शरीरे स्थिते वा देहभेदेऽपि योगिनां एताः सिद्धयः स्युः। तासु सङ्गो न कर्तव्यः, सङ्गात् पतनसम्भवात्॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A yogin experiences emerging powers—levitation, radiance, distant hearing—yet turns away, eyes lowered, cutting attachment like a sword of discernment.
FAQs
Siddhis are not the goal; attachment to them risks spiritual decline—steadfast dispassion supports liberation.
No site is mentioned; the verse gives a general dharmic caution for yogins.
A practical discipline is implied: avoid saṅga (attachment) to extraordinary attainments.