Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे स राजेन्द्रो मितभक्षो जितेन्द्रियः । सहस्रमेकं वर्षाणां तत आसीत्फलाशनः
tasmiṃstīrthe sa rājendro mitabhakṣo jitendriyaḥ | sahasramekaṃ varṣāṇāṃ tata āsītphalāśanaḥ
उस तीर्थ में वह राजेन्द्र अल्पाहारी और जितेन्द्रिय होकर, तत्पश्चात् एक सहस्र वर्षों तक केवल फलाहार पर रहे।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Ambārīṣa-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha
Scene: Ambārīṣa lives simply by the tīrtha for a thousand years: seated in meditation, a small leaf-plate of fruits nearby, senses withdrawn; seasons pass in the background—rain, autumn, winter—while the sacred water remains constant.
FAQs
Self-restraint—especially in food and senses—purifies intention and makes spiritual practice steady and fruitful.
The Ambārīṣa tīrtha where the rājaṛṣi undertook long austerities.
Tapas through dietary discipline: mitāhāra and phalāśana (subsisting on fruits).