Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66
क्व सा बालातिमृद्वंगी क्व च तत्तादृशं तपः । कठोरवर्ष्मसंसाध्यमहो सच्चेतसो धृतिः
kva sā bālātimṛdvaṃgī kva ca tattādṛśaṃ tapaḥ | kaṭhoravarṣmasaṃsādhyamaho saccetaso dhṛtiḥ
ক’ত সেই অতি কোমল অঙ্গৰ বালিকা, ক’ত এনে তপস্যা? ই তপ কঠোৰ সাধনাৰে দেহ কঠিন কৰা লোকৰ বাবে যোগ্য; আহা, তাৰ শুদ্ধচিত্ত সংকল্পৰ ধৈৰ্য সত্যই বিস্ময়কৰ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (tapo-vana within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The narrator marvels at the contrast: a delicate young girl undertaking severe austerity; the composition emphasizes her slender form and unshaken gaze, surrounded by the austere landscape of a sacred grove.
FAQs
True spiritual strength arises from dhṛti—steadfast purity of intention—more than from physical toughness.
The broader Kāśī Kṣetra context continues; the verse praises tapas undertaken within that sacred geography.
None explicitly; the verse highlights the rarity and intensity of such tapas, especially for one so young and delicate.