Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
एवं हि सुमहान्कालो व्यतिचक्राम तस्य वै । अथाश्रममगात्तस्य सुमतिर्नाम नामतः
evaṃ hi sumahānkālo vyaticakrāma tasya vai | athāśramamagāttasya sumatirnāma nāmataḥ
Ainsi s’écoula pour lui un temps très long. Puis un sage, nommé Sumati, vint à son ermitage.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After years of quiet practice, a sage named Sumati approaches the hermitage path; the host notices and prepares to receive him; the scene emphasizes time’s passage and auspicious arrival.
FAQs
Steady dharma over time draws saintly association, which becomes a turning point in spiritual life.
The episode is framed within Setukhaṇḍa, connected to Setu-kṣetra’s sacred milieu.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it introduces the arrival of the sage Sumati.
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