Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे स राजेन्द्रो मितभक्षो जितेन्द्रियः । सहस्रमेकं वर्षाणां तत आसीत्फलाशनः
tasmiṃstīrthe sa rājendro mitabhakṣo jitendriyaḥ | sahasramekaṃ varṣāṇāṃ tata āsītphalāśanaḥ
Sa tīrtha na iyon, ang haring dakila—mahinahon sa pagkain at nagwagi sa mga pandama—ay namuhay pa roon sa loob ng isang libong taon na prutas lamang ang kinakain.
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lives simply by the tīrtha for a thousand years: seated in meditation, a small leaf-plate of fruits nearby, senses withdrawn; seasons pass in the background—rain, autumn, winter—while the sacred water remains constant.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).