Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
व्यात्ताननं महाकायं भीमदंष्ट्रं भयानकम् । तमायांतमभिप्रेक्ष्य योगीशो न चचाल सः
vyāttānanaṃ mahākāyaṃ bhīmadaṃṣṭraṃ bhayānakam | tamāyāṃtamabhiprekṣya yogīśo na cacāla saḥ
Its mouth gaping wide, its body enormous, its tusks terrifying and dreadful—seeing it rushing toward him, the lordly yogin did not move at all.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in this excerpt)
Scene: A gigantic, tusked Brahmarākṣasa with gaping mouth charges; the yogin, serene and motionless, stands/sits as if rooted, eyes steady.
FAQs
True yogic steadiness is unshaken by fearsome appearances and threats.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is the yogin’s spiritual stature.
None; the teaching is behavioral—steadfastness and inner realization.