Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
एवं कृच्छ्रमनुप्राप्ते मर्त्यलोके नराधिपः । विश्वामित्रो मुनिवरः संदेहं परमं गतः
evaṃ kṛcchramanuprāpte martyaloke narādhipaḥ | viśvāmitro munivaraḥ saṃdehaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
ஓ அரசனே! பூவுலகில் இத்தகைய துன்பம் நேர்ந்தபோது, முனிவர்களில் சிறந்த விஸ்வாமித்திரர் மிகுந்த சந்தேகத்திற்கும் கவலைக்கும் உள்ளானார்.
Pulastya (addressing Yayāti as king)
Listener: Yayāti
Scene: Viśvāmitra stands amid a suffering land, brows knit in concern; a king listens; the sage’s inner turmoil is shown as a dark cloud around his head, contrasted with a faint hopeful glow toward the direction of the future tīrtha.
FAQs
Even great sages face trials; crises test resolve and become turning points for revelation and renewed dharma.
Not directly named in this verse; it is part of the lead-up to the Agni-tīrtha account.
None; it describes a sage’s internal turmoil amid world-suffering.