Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
स्वेदं कंपं विषादं च जनयेत्क्रमशस्त्वसौ । प्रथमेन जयेत्स्वेदं द्वितीयेन तु वेपथुम्
svedaṃ kaṃpaṃ viṣādaṃ ca janayetkramaśastvasau | prathamena jayetsvedaṃ dvitīyena tu vepathum
یہ ریاضت بتدریج پسینہ، کپکپی اور ملال پیدا کرتی ہے۔ پہلے درجے سے پسینہ مغلوب ہوتا ہے، اور دوسرے درجے سے لرزہ قابو میں آتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin practicing breath control; subtle sweat on brow, slight tremor in hands; a teacher-figure indicates calm progression.
FAQs
Progress in prāṇāyāma has recognizable bodily and mental signs; steadiness comes by patient, graded practice.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s teaching stream centered on Kāśī, though it does not name a particular tīrtha.
A stage-based regimen: practice gradually; the first stage overcomes sweating, the second overcomes trembling.