Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99
कारणात्तव राजेंद्र निशामेतां वनस्पतौ । नेष्यामोऽन्यत्र यास्यामः प्रभा तेऽन्यत्र कानने
kāraṇāttava rājeṃdra niśāmetāṃ vanaspatau | neṣyāmo'nyatra yāsyāmaḥ prabhā te'nyatra kānane
परंतु हे राजेंद्र! तुमच्या कारणासाठी आम्ही या वृक्षाजवळ ही रात्र घालवू. प्रभात होताच आम्ही अन्यत्र जाऊ, आणि तुमची प्रभा दुसऱ्या काननात उजळेल।
Tāpasas (forest ascetics)
Type: kshetra
Listener: king (rajendra)
Scene: At twilight under a large tree, ascetics agree to stay one night for the king’s sake; the horizon hints at dawn as a promise of departure.
FAQs
Even those devoted to solitude uphold atithi-dharma—compassionate accommodation for one in need.
Not named in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-narrative setting in a sanctified forest region.
None; it is a practical decision to remain for the night and depart at dawn.