Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
एवं वर्षसहस्रांते भ्रमतस्तस्यभूतलम् । विप्रस्य पक्षिनाथस्य वरार्थाय द्रिजोत्तमाः
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṃte bhramatastasyabhūtalam | viprasya pakṣināthasya varārthāya drijottamāḥ
Demikianlah, setelah mengembara di bumi selama seribu tahun—demi mencari mempelai pria—brahmana utama itu terus melanjutkan pencariannya, ditopang oleh Sang Raja Burung.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa seeker, aged by time, journeys across varied landscapes for a thousand years, carried by the lord of birds; the earth below shows rivers, forests, and distant shrines—an epic sense of duration and vow.
FAQs
Perseverance in dharma may span immense time; sincere intent is sustained until the right divine resolution appears.
The verse frames an extended pilgrimage; the specific kṣetra is indicated shortly afterward.
None; the emphasis is on the austerity-like endurance of prolonged wandering.