Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
निराहारो जितक्रोधो मुक्तसंसारबंधनः । भुजौ पद्मासने कृत्वा किञ्चिन्मीलितलो चनः । मनोतिचंचलं ज्ञात्वा स्थिरं चक्रे हृदि द्विजः
nirāhāro jitakrodho muktasaṃsārabaṃdhanaḥ | bhujau padmāsane kṛtvā kiñcinmīlitalo canaḥ | manoticaṃcalaṃ jñātvā sthiraṃ cakre hṛdi dvijaḥ
ทรงอดอาหาร ชนะความโกรธ และหลุดพ้นจากพันธะแห่งสังสารวัฏ; วางแขนในท่าปัทมาสนะและหลับตาเพียงเล็กน้อย ครั้นรู้ว่าจิตใจยิ่งนักช่างฟุ้งซ่าน ทวิชะจึงทำให้มั่นคงอยู่ในหทัย
Sārasvata (continued narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The fasting ascetic sits with arms arranged in meditative composure, eyes slightly closed; a subtle depiction of the mind’s restlessness being gathered and fixed into the heart-lotus.
FAQs
True tapas requires mastery over appetite and anger, and the deliberate training of the restless mind into inner steadiness.
The austerity is performed in Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra within Prabhāsa, presented as an ideal setting for deep meditation.
Fasting (nirāhāra), anger-restraint, half-closed eyes, stable posture, and heart-centered mental fixation for meditation.