Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
एवमुक्त्वागमच्छीघ्रं स्फोटयन्ती नभस्तलम् । मिथिलास्थो महाप्राज्ञस्तपस्तेपे महामनाः
evamuktvāgamacchīghraṃ sphoṭayantī nabhastalam | mithilāstho mahāprājñastapastepe mahāmanāḥ
وهكذا، بعد أن قيل لها ذلك، انطلقت مسرعةً كأنها تشقُّ صفحة السماء. أمّا في ميثيلا فكان الحكيم العظيم، واسعَ الفطنة كريمَ النفس، مقيماً على التقشّف والنسك.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: A swift, sky-tearing flight of a powerful feminine/numinous agent across the heavens; below, Yājñavalkya sits in composed austerity in Mithilā.
FAQs
Tapas and wisdom establish spiritual steadiness; the sage remains grounded even amid threatening forces.
Mithilā is mentioned as the sage’s location; the Revā Khaṇḍa framework still underlies the narration.
Tapas (austerity) is described as the sage’s ongoing practice; no specific vow details are given in this verse.