Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
चिरकालं तपस्तप्तं ब्रह्मचर्येण वै मया । नाशं यास्यति तत्सर्वं विषयैर्निर्जितस्य च । तस्माद्गच्छामि चान्यत्र यावन्न विकृतिर्भवेत्
cirakālaṃ tapastaptaṃ brahmacaryeṇa vai mayā | nāśaṃ yāsyati tatsarvaṃ viṣayairnirjitasya ca | tasmādgacchāmi cānyatra yāvanna vikṛtirbhavet
நான் நீண்ட காலம் பிரம்மச்சரியத்துடன் தவம் செய்தேன்; புலன்விஷயங்களால் வெல்லப்பட்டால் அது அனைத்தும் அழியும். ஆகவே மனவிகாரம் எழுவதற்கு முன் நான் வேறிடத்திற்குச் செல்கிறேன்.
Nārada (as recalled/reported within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ascetic turns away from the tempting sight, preparing to depart; his posture is firm, eyes lowered, staff in hand, forest path opening ahead.
FAQs
Tapas must be protected proactively; withdrawal from tempting environments is portrayed as legitimate dharma.
The larger Arbuda Khaṇḍa frames the episode in a sacred landscape, though the verse focuses on inner preservation of merit.
Brahmacarya and tapas are emphasized as disciplines; no specific pilgrimage rite is stated in this verse.