Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
छायाविहीननिष्पत्तिरिंद्रियाणामदर्शनम् । आकाशगमनं नित्यमिंद्रियादिशमः स्वयम्
chāyāvihīnaniṣpattiriṃdriyāṇāmadarśanam | ākāśagamanaṃ nityamiṃdriyādiśamaḥ svayam
छायाविहीनतया देहनिष्पत्तिः, इन्द्रियाणामदर्शनं च। नित्यं आकाशगमनं, स्वयमेव इन्द्रियादीनां शमः (वशीकरणं) च।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A nearly transparent yogin stands under bright light yet casts no shadow; nearby, observers fail to perceive his senses; he glides through the sky while a calm aura indicates indriya-śama.
FAQs
The highest sign of attainment is not spectacle but inner mastery—control and pacification of the senses.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes indriya-śama (sense-restraint) as a defining attainment.