Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41
अथ सर्वानुपामंत्र्य शारदां च यशस्विनीम् । विधायानुग्रहं तेषां ययौ स्वैरगतिर्मुनिः
atha sarvānupāmaṃtrya śāradāṃ ca yaśasvinīm | vidhāyānugrahaṃ teṣāṃ yayau svairagatirmuniḥ
Kemudian, setelah berpamitan kepada semua—terutama kepada Śāradā yang termasyhur—seraya menganugerahkan berkat kepada mereka, sang muni pun berangkat, melangkah menurut kehendaknya sendiri.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: The sage, staff in hand, receives final salutations; he blesses the gathered people, with special regard to the illustrious Śāradā, then walks away unhurried and self-possessed.
FAQs
A dharmic relationship concludes with courtesy, blessings, and non-attachment—service completed, the sage moves on.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No formal rite; the verse highlights the etiquette of leave-taking and the giving of blessings.