Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
तं विलोक्य शिवस्याग्रे निषण्णं मी लितेक्षणम् । चकर्ष पाणिं संगृह्य कोपेन समताडयत्
taṃ vilokya śivasyāgre niṣaṇṇaṃ mī litekṣaṇam | cakarṣa pāṇiṃ saṃgṛhya kopena samatāḍayat
Melihatnya duduk di hadapan Śiva dengan mata terpejam, ia menggenggam tangannya dan menariknya; lalu karena marah, ia memukulnya.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: Before Śiva, the child sits with eyes closed in devotion; the mother, seeing him, grabs his hand and pulls him, then strikes him in anger—dramatic contrast between sanctum stillness and sudden violence.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show devotion being tested by worldly pressures; the devotee’s inner focus contrasts with external agitation.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
Meditative worship posture is implied: sitting before Śiva with closed eyes (focused devotion), though not framed as a formal injunction.