Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे स राजेन्द्रो मितभक्षो जितेन्द्रियः । सहस्रमेकं वर्षाणां तत आसीत्फलाशनः
tasmiṃstīrthe sa rājendro mitabhakṣo jitendriyaḥ | sahasramekaṃ varṣāṇāṃ tata āsītphalāśanaḥ
அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தில் அந்த அரசேந்த்ரன் அளவான உணவுடன், இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கி, அதன் பின் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் பழங்களையே உணவாகக் கொண்டு வாழ்ந்தான்.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Ambārīṣa-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha
Scene: Ambārīṣa lives simply by the tīrtha for a thousand years: seated in meditation, a small leaf-plate of fruits nearby, senses withdrawn; seasons pass in the background—rain, autumn, winter—while the sacred water remains constant.
FAQs
Self-restraint—especially in food and senses—purifies intention and makes spiritual practice steady and fruitful.
The Ambārīṣa tīrtha where the rājaṛṣi undertook long austerities.
Tapas through dietary discipline: mitāhāra and phalāśana (subsisting on fruits).