Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
विमुक्तिमथवा वांछेद्विसृजेद्ब्रह्ममूर्धनि । संति देहे विमुक्ते च उपसर्गाश्च ये पुनः
vimuktimathavā vāṃchedvisṛjedbrahmamūrdhani | saṃti dehe vimukte ca upasargāśca ye punaḥ
विमुक्तिं वाञ्छन् ब्रह्ममूर्धनि प्राणचेतनां विसृजेत्। देहे सति विमुक्तौ च ये पुनरुपसर्गाः सन्ति, तान् अपि विद्यात्।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Brahma-randhra (inner tīrtha)
Type: peak
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: A luminous suṣumṇā channel rises through the yogin’s spine to the crown; at the crown a lotus opens; faint obstacle-forms (fear, pride, alluring siddhis) hover but dissolve in mantra-light.
FAQs
Even advanced liberation-oriented practice can face subtle impediments; disciplined awareness at the crown is emphasized, along with readiness for obstacles.
No tīrtha is named; the context is yogic soteriology (how liberation is attained).
A yogic prescription is implied: directing the release toward the brahma-mūrdhan (brahmarandhra) in pursuit of liberation.