Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
अग्निवेशस्य रैभ्यस्य च्यवनस्य भृगोस्तथा । आश्रमो याज्ञवल्क्यस्य तत्र लोपं समाययौ
agniveśasya raibhyasya cyavanasya bhṛgostathā | āśramo yājñavalkyasya tatra lopaṃ samāyayau
அங்கே அக்னிவேசர், ரைப்யர், ச்யவனர், ப்ருகு ஆகியோரின் புனிதத் தலங்களும், யாஜ்ஞவல்க்யரின் ஆசிரமமும்—அனைத்தும் பார்வையிலிருந்து மறைந்து போயின.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet, overgrown sacred tract where multiple rishi-āśramas once stood; faint foundations and half-buried markers suggest the ‘lopa’ of revered hermitages.
FAQs
The presence of ṛṣis sanctifies the land; even if their āśramas vanish physically, their spiritual imprint remains worthy of remembrance.
The verse points to multiple ṛṣi-associated sacred spots (including Yājñavalkya’s āśrama) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya region.
None; it is descriptive, preserving the sacred map through names and associations.