Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 8
क्षणं सहस्व विप्रेन्द्र यावत्स्नात्वा व्रजाम्यहम् । तिष्ठतिष्ठ क्षणं तिष्ठ आगच्छाम्येष साप्रतम्
kṣaṇaṃ sahasva viprendra yāvatsnātvā vrajāmyaham | tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha āgacchāmyeṣa sāpratam
“اے برہمنوں کے سردار، ایک لمحہ صبر کرو، میں غسل کر کے آتا ہوں۔ ٹھہرو—ٹھہرو—بس ذرا ٹھہرو؛ میں ابھی اسی وقت لوٹ آتا ہوں۔”
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Sarayū (implied bathing context within Ayodhyā frame)
Type: ghat
Scene: Viśvāmitra requests Durvāsā to wait; he gestures toward the waterbody, preparing to bathe. Durvāsā remains seated/standing, watching; the riverbank glints nearby.
FAQs
Even simple acts like bathing are framed as dharmic preparation; patience and respectful waiting uphold harmony.
Ayodhyā is the sacred context; the verse implicitly values snāna within a holy setting.
Snāna (bathing) is explicitly mentioned as a preparatory act before returning to receive/engage.