निजाश्रमे तपो दुर्गं चकार प्रयतो व्रती । एकदा तमथो द्रष्टुं दुर्वासा मुनिरागतः
nijāśrame tapo durgaṃ cakāra prayato vratī | ekadā tamatho draṣṭuṃ durvāsā munirāgataḥ
Dans son propre āśrama, l’ascète discipliné, fidèle à son vœu, accomplit de redoutables austérités. Un jour, le sage Durvāsā vint le voir.
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (frame); āśrama episode
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forest hermitage near Ayodhyā: Viśvāmitra seated in austerity, matted hair and deer-skin; Durvāsā arrives suddenly, staff in hand, radiant yet severe; the atmosphere is tense but sacred.
Austerity and vows build inner strength, and visits by great sages test and reveal one’s spiritual maturity.
No specific tirtha is named; the verse depicts āśrama life within the Ayodhyā Māhātmya narrative frame.
Practice of vrata and tapas (disciplined austerity) is indicated, though no detailed rite is specified.