Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
यावद्देहे स्थितः प्राणो जीवितं तावदुच्यते । निर्गते तत्र मरणं ततः प्राणं निरुंधयेत्
yāvaddehe sthitaḥ prāṇo jīvitaṃ tāvaducyate | nirgate tatra maraṇaṃ tataḥ prāṇaṃ niruṃdhayet
جب تک بدن میں پران قائم ہے اسے ‘زندگی’ کہا جاتا ہے؛ اور جب وہ نکل جائے تو موت ہے۔ لہٰذا پران کو تربیت دے کر قابو میں رکھنا چاہیے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative yogin near a cremation ghat at dusk, reflecting on prāṇa and mortality; the breath is shown as a subtle luminous thread within the body.
FAQs
Recognizing prāṇa as the basis of embodied life, the seeker trains it to gain mastery over instability and mortality-fear.
Kāśī is the implied sacred context in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where disciplines aimed at liberation are especially praised.
Restraint and regulation of prāṇa—i.e., prāṇāyāma as a disciplined practice.