Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81
एवमुक्त्वाथ ते सर्वे मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । तमामंत्र्य मुनिं जग्मुस्तीर्थान्यन्यानि सत्वराः
evamuktvātha te sarve munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ | tamāmaṃtrya muniṃ jagmustīrthānyanyāni satvarāḥ
Setelah berkata demikian, semua resi—yang termasyhur dengan vrata yang terpuji—memohon izin kepada resi itu lalu segera pergi ke tīrtha-tīrtha yang lain.
Deductive (Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Scene: A band of ascetic sages, staffs and waterpots in hand, taking leave of a resident sage at a riverbank hermitage and departing briskly toward distant tīrthas.
FAQs
Holy persons honor proper conduct—seeking leave respectfully—and remain devoted to pilgrimage and vrata.
The current tīrtha of Adhyāya 21 is the narrative focus, after which the sages proceed to other tīrthas.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it describes the sages’ customary pilgrimage movement and etiquette.