Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 70
वसिष्ठस्य सदा तत्र निवासः सुतपोनिधेः । अरुन्धती सदा यस्य वर्तते निर्मलव्रता
vasiṣṭhasya sadā tatra nivāsaḥ sutaponidheḥ | arundhatī sadā yasya vartate nirmalavratā
وہاں ہمیشہ وِسِشٹھ مُنی کا قیام ہے—نیک تپسیا کا خزانہ؛ اور اُن کے ساتھ سدا ارُندھتی رہتی ہے، اپنے پاک ورت میں ثابت قدم۔
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-sannidhi (Ayodhyā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene hermitage on the Sarayū’s bank: Vasiṣṭha seated in meditation with japa-mālā and kamaṇḍalu; Arundhatī beside him, radiant, modestly adorned, embodying spotless vrata; soft riverlight and sacrificial fire glow.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is intensified by the perpetual presence of great ṛṣis and exemplars of dharma like Arundhatī.
Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, described as Vasiṣṭha’s enduring residence.
No direct prescription here; it establishes the sacred authority and purity of the place through resident sages.