Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.31
SB 1.18.31
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eṣa kiṁ nibhṛtāśeṣa- karaṇo mīlitekṣaṇaḥ mṛṣā-samādhir āhosvit kiṁ nu syāt kṣatra-bandhubhiḥ
Translation
Upon returning, he began to contemplate and argue within himself whether the sage had actually been in meditation, with senses concentrated and eyes closed, or whether he had just been feigning trance just to avoid receiving a lower kṣatriya.