Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
जपेन सुविशुद्धेन च्छन्दसां वायुभोजनः । ततः खाद्द्वितीयां मूर्तिं कृत्वा योगबलाद्विभुः
japena suviśuddhena cchandasāṃ vāyubhojanaḥ | tataḥ khāddvitīyāṃ mūrtiṃ kṛtvā yogabalādvibhuḥ
வேதச் சந்தஸ்களின் மிகத் தூய ஜபத்தால், காற்றையே உணவாகக் கொண்டு, பின்னர் யோகபலத்தால் அந்த விபு இரண்டாம் உருவை அமைத்து ஆகாயத்தில் நிலைத்தான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Scene: An ascetic-sage performing intensely purified Vedic japa, emaciated yet luminous, sustained only by air; through yogic power he projects a second form and hovers/abides in the sky.
FAQs
Purified mantra-recitation combined with austerity and yogic discipline is shown to generate extraordinary spiritual capability and readiness for divine encounter.
No specific location is named; the verse describes ascetic practice rather than sacred geography.
Suviśuddha-japa of Vedic hymns (chandas), along with austere discipline (vāyubhojana) and yoga-bala.