Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
ततः पराजितो विप्रा विश्वामित्रोऽतिलज्जितः । ब्राह्मण्यावाप्तये स्वस्य तपः कर्तुं वनं ययौ
tataḥ parājito viprā viśvāmitro'tilajjitaḥ | brāhmaṇyāvāptaye svasya tapaḥ kartuṃ vanaṃ yayau
Alors, ô brāhmaṇas, Viśvāmitra, vaincu et couvert de honte, partit vers la forêt pour accomplir le tapas, aspirant à obtenir pour lui-même la dignité de brāhmane.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressed as ‘viprāḥ’)
Scene: Viśvāmitra, stripped of royal pride, departs alone into a deep forest, carrying minimal gear, face downcast yet determined; sages and trees witness his resolve.
FAQs
True spiritual status is earned through discipline and tapas, not merely by birth or power.
The verse points to the forest as the arena of tapas; the broader Setukhaṇḍa frames such acts within sacred landscapes, though no named tīrtha appears here.
Tapas (austerity) undertaken with the aim of inner qualification (brāhmaṇya).