Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
छायाविहीननिष्पत्तिरिंद्रियाणामदर्शनम् । आकाशगमनं नित्यमिंद्रियादिशमः स्वयम्
chāyāvihīnaniṣpattiriṃdriyāṇāmadarśanam | ākāśagamanaṃ nityamiṃdriyādiśamaḥ svayam
One may exist without casting a shadow, and the senses become unseen (undetectable). One can move constantly through the sky, and of oneself attains the calming and mastery of the senses and the rest.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A nearly transparent yogin stands under bright light yet casts no shadow; nearby, observers fail to perceive his senses; he glides through the sky while a calm aura indicates indriya-śama.
FAQs
The highest sign of attainment is not spectacle but inner mastery—control and pacification of the senses.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes indriya-śama (sense-restraint) as a defining attainment.