Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 86
पुरा किल मुनिर्धीरो रैभ्यो नाम तपोधनः । चचार हिमवत्पार्श्वे निराहारो जितेन्द्रियः
purā kila munirdhīro raibhyo nāma tapodhanaḥ | cacāra himavatpārśve nirāhāro jitendriyaḥ
قدیم زمانے میں رَیبھْیَہ نام کا ایک ثابت قدم مُنی تھا، جو تپسیا کے دھن سے مالا مال تھا۔ وہ ہمالیہ کے پہلو میں بھوکا رہ کر، حواس کو قابو میں رکھے، گھومتا پھرتا تھا۔
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Scene: A lean, radiant sage Raibhya walks along a Himalayan slope, matted hair and bark-garments, eyes lowered in restraint; snow peaks and pine forests surround him; silence dominates.
FAQs
Austerity, fasting, and sense-control are presented as the foundations of spiritual power.
The narrative context supports the māhātmya of nearby kuṇḍas (Yoginīkuṇḍa/Urvaśīkuṇḍa), though this verse itself shifts to an illustrative legend.
No direct prescription; it describes the sage’s discipline (nirāhāra, jitendriya).