Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
स्वेदं कंपं विषादं च जनयेत्क्रमशस्त्वसौ । प्रथमेन जयेत्स्वेदं द्वितीयेन तु वेपथुम्
svedaṃ kaṃpaṃ viṣādaṃ ca janayetkramaśastvasau | prathamena jayetsvedaṃ dvitīyena tu vepathum
இந்தப் பயிற்சி முறையே வியர்வை, நடுக்கம், மனச்சோர்வு ஆகியவற்றை உண்டாக்கும். முதல் நிலையில் வியர்வை அடங்கும்; இரண்டாம் நிலையில் நடுக்கம் வெல்லப்படும்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin practicing breath control; subtle sweat on brow, slight tremor in hands; a teacher-figure indicates calm progression.
FAQs
Progress in prāṇāyāma has recognizable bodily and mental signs; steadiness comes by patient, graded practice.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s teaching stream centered on Kāśī, though it does not name a particular tīrtha.
A stage-based regimen: practice gradually; the first stage overcomes sweating, the second overcomes trembling.