Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82
यत्रास्ते गालवो नाम सदैव तपसि स्थितः । तस्य भार्या विशालाक्षी सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता
yatrāste gālavo nāma sadaiva tapasi sthitaḥ | tasya bhāryā viśālākṣī sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā
तेथे ‘गालव’ नावाचे मुनि सदैव तपश्चर्येत स्थित होते; त्यांची पत्नी विशालाक्षी सर्व शुभ लक्षणांनी युक्त होती।
An unnamed narrator (continuing the account) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative
Type: kshetra
Listener: munīśvara (addressed)
Scene: A Himalayan āśrama: sage Gālava seated in meditation/austerity; beside or nearby, Viśālākṣī, radiant and auspicious, embodying household virtue within a tapas environment.
FAQs
A sacred place is recognized by the presence of tapas—where sages dwell, dharma becomes tangible.
The Himalayan sacred setting is implied; the verse spotlights a tapas-centered hermitage locale rather than naming a single tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse establishes the characters and the ascetic environment.