Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
न श्रृणोति न वक्त्येव मनसापि च किंचन । एवंप्रभावः सोऽभूच्च बाल्ये विप्रसुतस्तदा
na śrṛṇoti na vaktyeva manasāpi ca kiṃcana | evaṃprabhāvaḥ so'bhūcca bālye viprasutastadā
Cậu chẳng nghe, chẳng nói; thậm chí trong tâm cũng không vướng bận điều gì. Khi ấy, lúc còn là con của một bà-la-môn, cậu mang trạng thái phi thường như vậy.
Nārada
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A child sits unmoving, unresponsive to sounds and speech; family members look on with concern, while a subtle radiance suggests inward absorption.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives portray deep absorption as a force that can temporarily eclipse ordinary social functioning, pointing to the potency of inner practice.
No site is named in this verse; it continues the personal history preceding the tīrtha-related siddhi.
None explicitly; it describes the effect/state associated with his practice.