Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
एवं विनिश्चयं दृष्ट्वास्य स्थिरं कुरुनंदन । पुरुषोऽसौ प्रहस्यैव क्षणादंतर्दधे ततः
evaṃ viniścayaṃ dṛṣṭvāsya sthiraṃ kurunaṃdana | puruṣo'sau prahasyaiva kṣaṇādaṃtardadhe tataḥ
Thấy quyết tâm của ông vững chắc như thế, hỡi niềm vui của dòng Kuru, người ấy chỉ cười khẽ rồi trong khoảnh khắc liền biến mất khỏi nơi đó.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (narration)
Listener: Kuru-nandana (likely a royal interlocutor in the narrative frame)
Scene: The mysterious man smiles/laughs lightly, then dissolves or vanishes; Kālabhīti stands steady, surprised but composed; the forest air seems to shimmer.
FAQs
Steadfastness in one’s dharmic resolve becomes the turning point that invites divine disclosure.
Not named in this verse; the setting is within a Śaiva māhātmya leading to a liṅga’s manifestation.
None; it is a narrative transition preceding a sacred manifestation.