Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
कस्यचित्त्वथकालस्य आत्रेयो द्विज सत्तमः । तपः कृत्वा तु विपुलं कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्
kasyacittvathakālasya ātreyo dvija sattamaḥ | tapaḥ kṛtvā tu vipulaṃ kāladharmamupeyivān
பின்னர் சில காலத்திற்குப் பின், இருபிறப்பினருள் சிறந்த ஆத்திரேயர் பெருந்தவம் செய்து, காலதர்மத்தை அடைந்து உடலைத் துறந்தார்.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A venerable Ātreya ṛṣi in forest hermitage, having completed tapas; serene departure with disciples in quiet grief; subtle cosmic Time motif (setting sun, hourglass-like kalasha).
FAQs
Even great ascetics are subject to kāla (Time); dharma is practiced with awareness of life’s impermanence.
The episode is situated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, preparing the later journey to Prabhāsa.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as a meritorious discipline, though no specific rite is prescribed here.