Shloka 11
सगरोपाख्यानम् — कपिलकोपः, अंशुमतः विनयः, तथा भगीरथपरम्परा
Sagara Upākhyāna: Kapila’s Wrath, Aṃśumān’s Reverence, and the Bhāgīratha Line
स तप्यमान: सुमहत् तपो योगसमन्वित: । आससाद महात्मानं त्र्यक्षं त्रिपुरमर्दनम्
sa tapyamānaḥ sumahat tapo yogasamanvitaḥ | āsasāda mahātmānaṃ tryakṣaṃ tripuramardanam ||
وبينما كان يحتمل تقشّفًا بالغًا، متقنًا منضبطًا في اليوغا، اقترب من الرب العظيم ذي العيون الثلاث—شيفا، مدمّر تريبورا.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that intense tapas, when joined with yogic discipline (focused mind and restraint), becomes a means of approaching the divine; spiritual attainment is portrayed as requiring both effort (austerity) and inner integration (yoga).
A practitioner engaged in severe austerities and yoga comes into the presence of Śiva, identified by epithets ‘Three-eyed’ and ‘Destroyer of Tripura,’ indicating a moment of seeking divine audience and potential boon or guidance.