Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवो गतश्चादर्शनं ततः । सोऽपि मंकणकस्तत्र तपस्तेपे मुनीश्वरः
evamuktvā mahādevo gataścādarśanaṃ tataḥ | so'pi maṃkaṇakastatra tapastepe munīśvaraḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് മഹാദേവൻ പിന്നെ ദർശനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അപ്രത്യക്ഷനായി. അവിടെ മുനീശ്വരൻ മങ്കണകൻ തപസ്സു തുടരുകയായിരുന്നു.
Narrator (contextually Sūta in a purāṇic recital frame)
Tirtha: Ānandeśvara-kṣetra (site of antardhāna and abiding vow)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva vanishes from sight; the sage Maṅkaṇaka remains, unwavering, continuing austerities at the sanctified spot—quiet, resolute, and luminous with inner power.
FAQs
After receiving divine assurance, the devotee sustains disciplined practice; visions may pass, but sādhana continues.
The “there” refers to the Ānandeśvara-associated locale within this adhyāya’s tīrtha narrative.
The implied practice is tapas (austerity), continued steadily by the sage.