Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
आश्रमप्रवरं तत्र ददर्श च मनोरमम् । पतिभिर्वालखिल्यैश्च वृतं मुनिगणा वृतम्
āśramapravaraṃ tatra dadarśa ca manoramam | patibhirvālakhilyaiśca vṛtaṃ munigaṇā vṛtam
അവിടെ അവൾ ഒരു ശ്രേഷ്ഠവും മനോഹരവുമായ ആശ്രമം കണ്ടു; അത് പൂജ്യ വാലഖില്യ ഋഷിമാരാലും മുനിഗണങ്ങളാലും ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Āśrama (Vālakhilya-āśrama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An enchanting hermitage with simple huts and sacred fires, surrounded by venerable Vālakhilya sages and many munis, forming a protective, peaceful circle.
FAQs
The presence of realized sages is a hallmark of a tīrtha; their tapas makes the land itself a refuge for dharma.
A principal āśrama within Dharmāraṇya, inhabited by Vālakhilya sages and other munis.
None directly; the verse emphasizes the sanctity created by tapas and saintly presence.