Example sentences:

Ramayana: Rama’s speed and skill were so riveting that even the gods gathered in the sky above Janasthana to behold the spectacle of a single human being defeating fourteen thousand demons.

Mahabharata:  The final battle between Arjuna and Karna was so riveting that most of the remaining soldiers stopped their fighting to watch the duel.

Bhagavad-gita:  The sight of the universal form was so riveting that Arjuna couldn’t stop looking at it, but it was also so intimidating that he couldn’t continue looking at it.