Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
रहस्यं योगविद्याया यथावत्त्वं तपोधन । संवेत्स्यसे प्रसादान्मे येन निर्वाणमाप्स्यसि
rahasyaṃ yogavidyāyā yathāvattvaṃ tapodhana | saṃvetsyase prasādānme yena nirvāṇamāpsyasi
ஹே தவச்செல்வமே! என் அருளால் யோகविद்யையின் இரகசியத்தை அதன் உண்மைநிலையோடு நீ அறிந்துகொள்வாய்; அதனால் நீ நிர்வாணத்தை அடைவாய்।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Jaigīṣavya (tapodhana)
Scene: A subtle, luminous transmission: Śiva’s gaze and gesture reveal the ‘secret’ of yoga; the sage’s aura brightens, indicating dawning realization.
FAQs
Liberating knowledge matures through divine grace; the deepest yogic truth is realized, not merely learned.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context places this teaching within Kāśī’s sanctity, where grace and liberation are thematically central.
No external ritual is specified; the focus is on inner realization of yogic truth supported by īśvara-prasāda.