Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10
विश्वामित्रस्तपोनिष्ठस्तदा सानुरिवाऽचलः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं स तस्थौ स्थिरमतिस्तदा
viśvāmitrastaponiṣṭhastadā sānurivā'calaḥ | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ sa tasthau sthiramatistadā
پھر تپ میں ثابت قدم وشوامتر، پہاڑ کی چوٹی کی مانند اٹل کھڑے رہے؛ ایک دیویہ ہزار برس تک اُن کی متی بے جنبش رہی۔
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra stands in unwavering posture, eyes half-closed, surrounded by a subtle radiance; seasons pass—sun, rain, and wind implied—yet he remains like a mountain ridge.
FAQs
Tapas supported by steadiness of mind is portrayed as a transformative spiritual force.
Ayodhyā provides the sacred narrative frame, though the verse emphasizes the ṛṣi’s austerity rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it describes prolonged tapas (austerity) and mental steadiness.