Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75
अथ भूम्यां प्रहारास्ते सस्वनुः सर्वतोदिशम् । ते वल्मीकं ततो दृष्ट्वा तं चौरं तस्य मध्यगम्
atha bhūmyāṃ prahārāste sasvanuḥ sarvatodiśam | te valmīkaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā taṃ cauraṃ tasya madhyagam
Da hallten ihre Schläge auf den Boden nach allen Seiten wider. Danach erblickten sie den Ameisenhügel und sahen den Räuber, der in seiner Mitte saß.
Unknown (Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Searchers strike the ground around an anthill; the sound reverberates; then they peer in and see a man seated inside—still, absorbed—contrasting violence outside with calm within.
FAQs
Intense practice can render a person ‘hidden’ from ordinary recognition; the outer identity (robber) gives way to the inner state (absorbed practitioner).
The verse marks a particular spot on the tīrtha-route associated with a transformative event; the precise name is not given in this line.
No new prescription; it continues the depiction of japa and ascetic absorption.