Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
एवं संचिंत्य मनसा तावुभौ प्रत्यभाषत । गम्यतां स्वगृहं कृत्वा तपसः संनिवर्तनम्
evaṃ saṃciṃtya manasā tāvubhau pratyabhāṣata | gamyatāṃ svagṛhaṃ kṛtvā tapasaḥ saṃnivartanam
So in seinem Herzen erwägend, sprach er zu beiden: „Kehrt in euer Haus zurück und bringt diese Askese zu einem rechten Abschluss.“
Gautama (implied by immediate narrative continuity)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A senior figure, after inward reflection, gently instructs the frail pair to return home and bring the austerity to a proper close.
FAQs
Tapas should be undertaken with discernment and concluded at the right time under proper guidance.
The passage leads into the glorification and eventual vision of Hāṭakeśvara, a Śiva-tīrtha described in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
The verse mentions the cessation/conclusion of tapas (austerity), implying regulated ascetic practice rather than an explicit rite like snāna or dāna.