Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52
तस्मिन्मंत्रयमाणे हि द्वारे तिष्ठति लक्ष्मणे । आगतः स तपोराशिर्दुर्वासास्तेजसां निधिः
tasminmaṃtrayamāṇe hi dvāre tiṣṭhati lakṣmaṇe | āgataḥ sa taporāśirdurvāsāstejasāṃ nidhiḥ
Khi cuộc bàn nghị đang diễn ra và Lakṣmaṇa đứng canh nơi cửa, đạo sĩ Durvāsā—hiện thân của khổ hạnh, kho tàng của hỏa quang tâm linh—đã đến đó.
Agastya (narration)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Ayodhyā’s palace-gate, Lakṣmaṇa stands vigilant while inside counsel proceeds; Durvāsā arrives radiant with ascetic fire, his presence filling the doorway with heat and urgency.
FAQs
Dharma can present conflicting duties—protecting a vow and honoring a powerful guest—requiring discernment and sacrifice.
Not directly; it narrates the circumstances that culminate in the Sahasradhārā tīrtha episode.
Implicitly, the dharma of atithi-satkāra (honoring a visiting sage) is invoked by Durvāsā’s arrival.