Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52
तस्मिन्मंत्रयमाणे हि द्वारे तिष्ठति लक्ष्मणे । आगतः स तपोराशिर्दुर्वासास्तेजसां निधिः
tasminmaṃtrayamāṇe hi dvāre tiṣṭhati lakṣmaṇe | āgataḥ sa taporāśirdurvāsāstejasāṃ nidhiḥ
ಆ ಮಂತ್ರಣ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ದ್ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣನು ನಿಂತಿದ್ದನು; ಆಗ ತಪೋರಾಶಿ, ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನ ನಿಧಿಯಾದ ದುರ್ವಾಸ ಮುನಿಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದರು.
Agastya (narration)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Ayodhyā’s palace-gate, Lakṣmaṇa stands vigilant while inside counsel proceeds; Durvāsā arrives radiant with ascetic fire, his presence filling the doorway with heat and urgency.
FAQs
Dharma can present conflicting duties—protecting a vow and honoring a powerful guest—requiring discernment and sacrifice.
Not directly; it narrates the circumstances that culminate in the Sahasradhārā tīrtha episode.
Implicitly, the dharma of atithi-satkāra (honoring a visiting sage) is invoked by Durvāsā’s arrival.