Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 124
इत्युक्त्वांऽतर्हिताः सर्वे महात्मानो मुनीश्वराः । वासुदेवमना भूत्वा ध्रुवोपि तपसे गतः
ityuktvāṃ'tarhitāḥ sarve mahātmāno munīśvarāḥ | vāsudevamanā bhūtvā dhruvopi tapase gataḥ
Ayant ainsi parlé, tous ces grands seigneurs des sages disparurent ; et Dhruva aussi, l’esprit fixé sur Vāsudeva, s’en alla accomplir des austérités.
Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇic recital
Scene: The assembled sages fade into light (antardhāna) as Dhruva stands resolute, eyes lowered in concentration, setting out toward a forest hermitage for austerities with Vāsudeva in his heart.
FAQs
True instruction culminates in practice: steady God-remembrance leading into disciplined tapas.
Not named in this verse; it transitions the narrative toward Dhruva’s place of austerity.
Undertaking tapas with the mind absorbed in Vāsudeva (vāsudeva-manā) is implied as the practice.