Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
ततो मार्गे मया दृष्टा गौतमस्याश्रमे शुभे । अहिल्या सा शिला रूपा प्रमाणेन महत्तमा
tato mārge mayā dṛṣṭā gautamasyāśrame śubhe | ahilyā sā śilā rūpā pramāṇena mahattamā
پھر راستے میں میں نے گوتم کے مبارک آشرم میں اہلیا کو دیکھا—جو پتھر کی صورت میں تھی، جسامت اور پیمانے میں نہایت عظیم۔
Narrative voice (first-person ṛṣi narrator)
Tirtha: Gautamāśrama / Ahalyā-sthāna (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tranquil hermitage with thatched huts and sacred trees; a large stone form of Ahalyā near the path, subtly luminous; the narrator-ṛṣi noticing her with solemn compassion.
FAQs
Even severe fall and stagnation (symbolized by stone-form) can be reversed through divine intervention and the restoration of dharma.
Gautama’s āśrama is indicated as a sacred locus; the precise geographical identifier is not provided in this verse alone.
None directly; the narrative prepares for the redemptive act that follows.