Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
साक्षणं स्वं विसस्मार काहं क्वाहं न वेत्ति च । सौषुप्तायां दशायां च परमात्मेव निश्चला
sākṣaṇaṃ svaṃ visasmāra kāhaṃ kvāhaṃ na vetti ca | sauṣuptāyāṃ daśāyāṃ ca paramātmeva niścalā
അന്നേ നിമിഷം അവൾ സ്വയം മറന്നു; ‘ഞാൻ ആരാണ്? എവിടെയാണ്?’ എന്നതും അറിയില്ല. ഗാഢനിദ്രപോലെയുള്ള അവസ്ഥയിൽ, പരമാത്മയിൽ ലീനമായ ആത്മാവുപോലെ അവൾ നിശ്ചലമായി നിന്നു।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The woman stands utterly motionless, eyes unfocused or gently closed, as if in deep sleep; attendants hover around, uncertain; the atmosphere is hushed, suggesting a sacred presence nearby.
FAQs
At a powerful tīrtha, identity-centered awareness can dissolve, revealing stillness akin to absorption in the Supreme.
Jñānavāpī (context), presented as a catalyst for profound inner stillness and knowledge.
None directly; the verse describes an inner state resembling yogic absorption.