Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
अथो शिवपदं प्राप्ते प्रतीपे नृपसत्तमे । तपोऽर्थं राज्यमुत्सृज्य देवापिर्नियर्यौ वनम्
atho śivapadaṃ prāpte pratīpe nṛpasattame | tapo'rthaṃ rājyamutsṛjya devāpirniyaryau vanam
پھر جب پرتیپ—بادشاہوں میں افضل—شیو کے مقام کو پہنچا، تو دیواپی نے تپسیا کی خاطر سلطنت چھوڑ دی اور جنگل کی طرف روانہ ہوا۔
Sūta (narrator)
Scene: Devāpi, dressed as an ascetic, leaves the palace and walks toward a forest hermitage; Pratīpa’s passing is evoked as a luminous ascent to Śiva’s abode.
FAQs
Renunciation for tapas is upheld as a dharmic path; even royal heirs may choose austerity aimed at the highest good.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes the backstory that will connect to Agnitīrtha’s sacred account.
Tapas (austerity) is indicated generally, without specifying a particular vow or rite.