Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
एवमुक्त्वागमच्छीघ्रं स्फोटयन्ती नभस्तलम् । मिथिलास्थो महाप्राज्ञस्तपस्तेपे महामनाः
evamuktvāgamacchīghraṃ sphoṭayantī nabhastalam | mithilāstho mahāprājñastapastepe mahāmanāḥ
Après ces paroles, elle s’en alla en hâte, comme fendant l’étendue du ciel. Cependant, à Mithilā, le grand sage, très avisé et magnanime, demeurait absorbé dans l’austérité.
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.