Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
एवं भृगुं चास्मिविसर्जयित्वा कल्लोलकोलाहलकौतुकीतटे । अथोपविश्येदमचिंतयं तदा किं कृत्यमात्मानमिवैकयोगी
evaṃ bhṛguṃ cāsmivisarjayitvā kallolakolāhalakautukītaṭe | athopaviśyedamaciṃtayaṃ tadā kiṃ kṛtyamātmānamivaikayogī
Ainsi, après avoir congédié Bhṛgu, sur ce rivage rendu merveilleux par le fracas des vagues, je m’assis et méditai alors : «Quel devoir reste-t-il encore à accomplir ?»—tel un yogin solitaire contemplant le Soi (Ātman).
Nārada
Tirtha: Mahī-tīra
Type: ghat
Scene: Bhṛgu has departed; the narrator sits alone on the riverbank, waves roaring; posture steady like a yogin, gaze inward; the scene balances dynamic water with inner stillness.
FAQs
Sacred places inspire both outward dharma and inward contemplation, like a yogin’s self-inquiry.
A wave-resounding shore in the Mahī–Sāgara sacred region (context of the confluence/riverbank).
No formal rite; the verse emphasizes seated reflection (upaveśa, cintana) on dharmic duty.