Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 66
इति दत्त्वा वरांस्तस्मै विश्वामित्रो मुनीश्वरः । अन्तर्दधे मुनिवरस्तदा स च तपोनिधिः
iti dattvā varāṃstasmai viśvāmitro munīśvaraḥ | antardadhe munivarastadā sa ca taponidhiḥ
Ban cho người ấy các ân huệ như vậy xong, Viśvāmitra—bậc chúa tể giữa các hiền triết—liền ẩn mất khỏi tầm mắt, vị khổ hạnh tối thắng, kho tàng của tapas.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narrative frame)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (ṛṣi-siddha-sthāna context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Viśvāmitra, radiant with ascetic power, grants boons to a recipient (contextually the Yakṣa/figure in the narrative) and then dissolves into light, leaving the sacred place charged with potency.
FAQs
The authority of tīrtha-instructions is grounded in realized sages; their tapas and blessings sanctify and authenticate the rite.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha narrative setting continues, now marked by Viśvāmitra’s boon-giving.
No new rite; it concludes the instruction by noting the granting of boons and the sage’s departure.