Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
तत्पीतं शीतलं तोयं वितृष्णोऽहं व्यवस्थितः । अनुज्ञां देहि मे ब्रह्मन्येन गच्छामि मंदिरम्
tatpītaṃ śītalaṃ toyaṃ vitṛṣṇo'haṃ vyavasthitaḥ | anujñāṃ dehi me brahmanyena gacchāmi maṃdiram
“Setelah meminum air yang sejuk itu, dahagaku pun hilang dan aku menjadi tenang. Wahai Brahmana, kurniakanlah izin kepadaku agar aku dapat berangkat ke kediamanku.”
Viśvāmitra
Type: kund
Scene: A close moment: the visitor drinks from a ladle or cupped hands; the sage watches calmly; the atmosphere shifts from strain to serenity.
FAQs
Dharma includes proper conduct—seeking permission before departure shows reverence for sacred space and its guardian sage.
The verse centers on the āśrama setting; it does not explicitly identify a named tīrtha.
No formal ritual; it reflects etiquette (anujñā) in a sage’s hermitage.