Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10
विश्वामित्रस्तपोनिष्ठस्तदा सानुरिवाऽचलः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं स तस्थौ स्थिरमतिस्तदा
viśvāmitrastaponiṣṭhastadā sānurivā'calaḥ | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ sa tasthau sthiramatistadā
तेव्हा तपोनिष्ठ विश्वामित्र पर्वतशिखरासारखे अचल राहिले; स्थिरचित्ताने ते दिव्य एक सहस्र वर्षे तिथेच उभे राहिले।
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra stands in unwavering posture, eyes half-closed, surrounded by a subtle radiance; seasons pass—sun, rain, and wind implied—yet he remains like a mountain ridge.
FAQs
Tapas supported by steadiness of mind is portrayed as a transformative spiritual force.
Ayodhyā provides the sacred narrative frame, though the verse emphasizes the ṛṣi’s austerity rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it describes prolonged tapas (austerity) and mental steadiness.