Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 13
तस्मिन्गते मुनिवरे विश्वामित्रस्तपोनिधिः । कौत्सं विद्यावतां श्रेष्ठं विससर्ज गृहान्प्रति
tasmingate munivare viśvāmitrastaponidhiḥ | kautsaṃ vidyāvatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ visasarja gṛhānprati
Khi vị hiền thánh tối thắng ấy đã ra đi, Viśvāmitra—kho tàng khổ hạnh—liền cho Kautsa, bậc đứng đầu hàng học giả, trở về nhà mình.
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra, radiant and austere, gestures blessing; Kautsa bows, holding scriptures or a staff, then turns toward the path leading to home—an image of sanctioned departure.
FAQs
Spiritual training culminates in a proper conclusion—permission to depart—honoring both discipline and household responsibility.
Ayodhyā is the overarching holy setting of the chapter.
No explicit rite; it narrates the guru granting leave to the disciple.