Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
तत्र लीनो मुहुर्तेन पुनश्चाभूद्यथा पुरा । ततो विसिष्मिये पार्थ कालभीतिरुवाच ह
tatra līno muhurtena punaścābhūdyathā purā | tato visiṣmiye pārtha kālabhītiruvāca ha
तत्र मुहूर्तमात्रं लीनः स पुनरपि यथापूर्वमभवत्। ततः विस्मितः कालभीतिः पार्थं प्रति वाक्यमुवाच॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speech begins with Kālabhīti (deduced)
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A meditating brāhmaṇa reopens his eyes after a brief trance; nearby stands Kālabhīti, visibly astonished, hands raised in wonder; the narrator’s address to Pārtha frames it as a recounted marvel.
FAQs
Spiritual absorption may arise suddenly through tīrtha-prabhāva and practice, and its after-effect is awe that turns into testimony praising the place.
The same location where he became absorbed (within the gupta-kṣetra); its power is evidenced by the laya experience.
None newly; it narrates the experiential result and introduces Kālabhīti’s spoken praise.