Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
अक्षोभ्यं ज्ञानिनं स्वस्थं पितामहसमुद्युतिम् । एवं दृष्ट्वा समाधिस्थं प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनम्
akṣobhyaṃ jñāninaṃ svasthaṃ pitāmahasamudyutim | evaṃ dṛṣṭvā samādhisthaṃ praharṣotphullalocanam
અક્ષોભ્ય, જ્ઞાની અને અંતઃસ્થિર—પિતામહ બ્રહ્મા સમ તેજસ્વી—તેમને આ રીતે સમાધિસ્થ જોઈ તેમની આંખો હર્ષથી ખીલી ઊઠી.
Sūta (narrating)
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages (contextually)
Scene: A radiant sage seated in deep samādhi, body unmoving, face serene; surrounding sages gaze with blossoming eyes and folded hands, suffused with reverent joy.
FAQs
Darśana of a steadfast jñānī in samādhi awakens devotion and purifies the heart.
The verse is preparatory; the Dharmāraṇya tīrtha narrative follows from this encounter.
None; it highlights the spiritual efficacy of seeing a sage established in samādhi.