Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
बहुमन्दारसंयुक्तं तेन मन्दारकं विदुः । विप्रो दीर्घतपा नाम सर्वदा तत्र तिष्ठति
bahumandārasaṃyuktaṃ tena mandārakaṃ viduḥ | vipro dīrghatapā nāma sarvadā tatra tiṣṭhati
چونکہ وہاں مندَار کے درخت بکثرت ہیں، اس لیے اسے ‘مندارَک’ بھی کہا جاتا ہے۔ وہاں ‘دیرگھ تپا’ نامی ایک برہمن ہمیشہ قیام پذیر رہتا ہے۔
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context in Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Mandāraka (Mandāravana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mandāra trees in profusion; a simple hermitage where the brāhmaṇa Dīrghatapas sits in steady austerity, suggesting timeless residence.
FAQs
A tīrtha or sacred place is often defined by sanctity-bearing natural markers (like sacred trees) and the steady tapas of realized residents.
Mandāraka, a mandāra-filled sacred locale within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography.
None explicitly; the verse establishes the place-name and the presence of an ascetic brāhmaṇa.