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
அங்கே சிறிதுநேரம் லயமடைந்து, மீண்டும் முன்புபோல ஆனான். அப்போது வியப்புற்ற காலபீதி—ஓ பார்த்தா—என்று கூறினான்.
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.