Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
तपसा प्राप्यते कामस्तपसा च महत्फलम् । तपसा जायते सर्वं तत्तपः सुलभं नरैः
tapasā prāpyate kāmastapasā ca mahatphalam | tapasā jāyate sarvaṃ tattapaḥ sulabhaṃ naraiḥ
তপস্যাৰে কামনা লাভ হয়, তপস্যাৰে মহৎ ফল জন্মে। তপস্যাৰ পৰা সকলো জন্মে—কিন্তু সেই তপ মানুহৰ বাবে সহজে সাধ্য নহয়।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A didactic tableau: sages performing austerities—fasting, japa, standing in water—while a subtle radiance indicates fruits arising from tapas; a contrasting group of ordinary people struggles with discipline.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a universal generator of results—worldly and spiritual—while also being difficult to sustain.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides a general dharma-teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
A general exhortation toward tapas; no specific form (fasting, japa count, etc.) is specified here.