Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
तेजसा तपसातीव दीप्यमानमिवानलम् । चीरवल्कलसंवीतं शालवृक्षं समाश्रितम्
tejasā tapasātīva dīpyamānamivānalam | cīravalkalasaṃvītaṃ śālavṛkṣaṃ samāśritam
وہ سخت تپسیا کے نور سے گویا خود آگ کی طرح دہک رہا تھا؛ چھال کے لباس اور چیتھڑوں میں ملبوس، شال کے درخت کا سہارا لے کر بیٹھا تھا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra, lean and radiant, sits beneath a tall śāla tree; his body glows like contained fire, wearing bark and rags; the forest around is still, as if honoring his tapas.
FAQs
Tapas generates tejas—spiritual radiance—portrayed as a transformative power that sanctifies both person and place.
The sanctity of the riverbank āśrama is highlighted through the presence and radiance of the sage; the exact tīrtha name is not stated here.
No explicit prescription; ascetic discipline (tapas, simple clothing) is exemplified as dharmic conduct.