Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
ददर्श मुनिमायांतं गौतमं विमलाशयम् । हुताशनमिवाशेषतपस्विजनसेवितम्
dadarśa munimāyāṃtaṃ gautamaṃ vimalāśayam | hutāśanamivāśeṣatapasvijanasevitam
Nakita niya ang papalapit na muni na si Gautama, dalisay ang kalooban, na pinaglilingkuran ng maraming asceta—gaya ng banal na apoy na sinasamba ng lahat.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Mithilā-kṣetra (satpuruṣa-darśana emphasis)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gautama ṛṣi approaches, luminous and composed, surrounded by ascetics; the king looks up with sudden hope, as if seeing a sacred fire arriving.
FAQs
A realized sage, pure in intention, becomes the refuge for those burdened by sin; dharmic guidance is sought from such ṛṣis.
No specific tīrtha is praised; the focus is on the sanctity of the sage Gautama and the ascetic community around him.
None directly; the verse uses the metaphor of fire being served to emphasize reverential attendance upon a sage.