Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
आश्रमप्रवरं तत्र ददर्श च मनोरमम् । पतिभिर्वालखिल्यैश्च वृतं मुनिगणा वृतम्
āśramapravaraṃ tatra dadarśa ca manoramam | patibhirvālakhilyaiśca vṛtaṃ munigaṇā vṛtam
அங்கே அவள் ஒரு சிறந்த, மனம்கவரும் ஆசிரமத்தை கண்டாள்; அது போற்றத்தக்க வாலகில்ய ரிஷிகளாலும் மునிவரக் கூட்டங்களாலும் சூழப்பட்டிருந்தது।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Āśrama (Vālakhilya-āśrama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An enchanting hermitage with simple huts and sacred fires, surrounded by venerable Vālakhilya sages and many munis, forming a protective, peaceful circle.
FAQs
The presence of realized sages is a hallmark of a tīrtha; their tapas makes the land itself a refuge for dharma.
A principal āśrama within Dharmāraṇya, inhabited by Vālakhilya sages and other munis.
None directly; the verse emphasizes the sanctity created by tapas and saintly presence.