Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन तस्य तुष्टः पितामहः । उवाच तत्र चागत्य गर्त्तामध्ये द्विजोत्तमाः
atha dīrgheṇa kālena tasya tuṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ | uvāca tatra cāgatya garttāmadhye dvijottamāḥ
ನಂತರ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದ ಬಳಿಕ ಪಿತಾಮಹ (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ) ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ಗುಂಡಿಯ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮರೇ.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)
Type: kund
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (addressed audience within the frame)
Scene: Brahmā descends into or stands above a pit where the devotee remains; the scene centers on the moment of divine arrival and speech, with sages witnessing.
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Sustained austerity, when focused and steadfast, is portrayed as drawing divine grace and response.
The verse mentions a 'pit' setting but does not name a specific tīrtha in this excerpt.
Tapas is implied as the preceding discipline; no detailed rite is specified here.
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