Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
तदधस्तात्परं वीक्ष्य तमहं तपनांगजम् । स्थाणुनिश्चल वर्ष्माणं नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनम्
tadadhastātparaṃ vīkṣya tamahaṃ tapanāṃgajam | sthāṇuniścala varṣmāṇaṃ nāsāgranyastalocanam
மேலும் கீழே நோக்கி நான் தபனபுத்ரனை கண்டேன்—தூணைப் போல அசையாத உடல், மூக்கின் நுனியில் நிலைத்த பார்வை, யோகத் தவத்தில் உறுதியானவன்।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the sacred landscape of Kāśī, the son of the Sun stands utterly motionless like a pillar, eyes fixed on the nose-tip, absorbed in severe yoga-tapas.
FAQs
True tapas is steadiness—single-pointed yogic concentration and unwavering discipline.
The Kāśī region (Kāśīkhaṇḍa context), where Shaiva sanctity frames the narrative of austerity and divine encounter.
No external rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights yogic practice—stillness and nāsāgra-dṛṣṭi (gaze at the nose-tip).