Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
इत्युक्त्वा तां स्वपत्नीं स प्रेषयामास चाश्रमम् । ततो देवाग्रतो विप्रः समाधिमगमत्तदा
ityuktvā tāṃ svapatnīṃ sa preṣayāmāsa cāśramam | tato devāgrato vipraḥ samādhimagamattadā
Après avoir ainsi parlé à son épouse, il la renvoya à l’āśrama. Puis, en présence des dieux, le brāhmane entra en samādhi.
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator) in Māheśvara Khaṇḍa frame
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa-sage gently dispatches his wife toward the hermitage path; then sits in firm posture before a subtle assembly of devas, entering deep samādhi amid Himalayan stillness.
FAQs
Renunciation is undertaken with order and responsibility; samādhi is portrayed as a conscious, dharmic transition.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa setting implies Kedāra’s sanctity; this verse emphasizes the āśrama and the devas’ presence.
No external rite; the act is yogic samādhi performed in a sacred, witness-bearing context.