Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
तिष्ठ ब्रह्मन्क्षणमिति जल्पंतो राजमार्गगम् । याति निर्भर्त्सयत्येष निवर्तध्वमिति ब्रुवन्
tiṣṭha brahmankṣaṇamiti jalpaṃto rājamārgagam | yāti nirbhartsayatyeṣa nivartadhvamiti bruvan
وہ کہتے جاتے تھے، “اے برہمن! ایک لمحہ ٹھہر جائیے”، اور شاہراہ پر اسے پکارتے رہے۔ مگر وہ چلتا ہی گیا اور انہیں ڈانٹ کر کہتا رہا، “لوٹ جاؤ!”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a broad stone road, the seekers call out, ‘Stay a moment, O Brāhmaṇa!’ Saṃvarta strides on without turning, raising a hand in dismissal, his face stern as he rebukes: ‘Go back!’
FAQs
Great ascetics may avoid association and distraction; spiritual intensity can appear as sternness when guarding tapas.
The royal road of Kāśī/Vārāṇasī functions as sacred space where saintly conduct is witnessed.
None; it describes conduct and interaction with an ascetic.