Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा तु स ज्ञानी उषित्वा तत्र शर्वरीम् । मृकंडेनाभ्यनुज्ञात इष्टं देशं जगाम ह
pulastya uvāca | evamuktvā tu sa jñānī uṣitvā tatra śarvarīm | mṛkaṃḍenābhyanujñāta iṣṭaṃ deśaṃ jagāma ha
Pulastya sprach: Nachdem er so geredet hatte, verweilte jener Weise dort über Nacht; und mit Mṛkaṇḍas Erlaubnis zog er fort an den Ort, den er begehrte.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa) in frame narrative
Scene: Pulastya narrates: the wise sage, after speaking, spends the night at the hermitage; at dawn, with Mṛkaṇḍa’s permission, he sets out toward his chosen destination.
FAQs
A dhārmic journey is undertaken with humility—after proper speech, rest, and respectful permission from elders.
The verse sits within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa context of Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, but this specific line emphasizes the conduct of sages rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the implied discipline is respectful leave-taking (anujñā) before proceeding onward.