Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 70
वसिष्ठस्य सदा तत्र निवासः सुतपोनिधेः । अरुन्धती सदा यस्य वर्तते निर्मलव्रता
vasiṣṭhasya sadā tatra nivāsaḥ sutaponidheḥ | arundhatī sadā yasya vartate nirmalavratā
तेथे सदा उत्तम तपाची निधी असलेल्या वसिष्ठांचा निवास आहे। त्यांच्या संगती निर्मळ व्रतधारिणी अरुंधतीही सदैव वास करते।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-sannidhi (Ayodhyā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene hermitage on the Sarayū’s bank: Vasiṣṭha seated in meditation with japa-mālā and kamaṇḍalu; Arundhatī beside him, radiant, modestly adorned, embodying spotless vrata; soft riverlight and sacrificial fire glow.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is intensified by the perpetual presence of great ṛṣis and exemplars of dharma like Arundhatī.
Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, described as Vasiṣṭha’s enduring residence.
No direct prescription here; it establishes the sacred authority and purity of the place through resident sages.