Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
स बभूव फलाहारो यावद्वर्षशतं नृपः । शीर्णपर्णाशनः पश्चात्तावत्कालं समाहितः
sa babhūva phalāhāro yāvadvarṣaśataṃ nṛpaḥ | śīrṇaparṇāśanaḥ paścāttāvatkālaṃ samāhitaḥ
وہ نریپ سو برس تک پھلوں پر گزارا کرتا رہا؛ پھر اتنے ہی عرصے تک یکسوئی میں قائم رہ کر گرے ہوئے پتّوں کو غذا بنایا۔
Sūta (narration continues)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Time-lapse feel: the king in the same hermitage across ages—first with fruit offerings, later gathering fallen leaves; body lean, posture unwavering, eyes half-closed in meditation.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is accessed through sustained discipline—outer restraint (diet) supports inner steadiness (samādhi-like focus).
The austerities are performed in the Hāṭakeśvara sacred region described in this Adhyāya’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
Tapas through regulated diet (phalāhāra, then śīrṇaparṇāśana) and sustained mental composure (samāhita).