Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तपस्तपति सोऽत्यर्थं तेन दीर्घतपाः स्मृतः । स तिष्ठति सपत्नीकः ससुतः सस्नुषस्तथा
tapastapati so'tyarthaṃ tena dīrghatapāḥ smṛtaḥ | sa tiṣṭhati sapatnīkaḥ sasutaḥ sasnuṣastathā
Er übt Tapas in höchster Intensität; darum wird er als „Dīrghatapas“ in Erinnerung gehalten. Dort lebt er mit seiner Gattin, seinen Söhnen und ebenso mit seinen Schwiegertöchtern.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context in Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Mandāraka āśrama (within Mandāravana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dīrghatapas radiates ascetic energy while seated in austerity; nearby, his wife and family members maintain the āśrama—cooking, tending sacred fire, and serving quietly—showing tapas within a living household.
FAQs
Intense and sustained tapas becomes a living identity and sanctifies one’s dwelling, even within a family setting.
Mandāraka within Revā Khaṇḍa, made venerable by the austerities of Dīrghatapas.
None explicitly; the verse highlights austerity and the presence of a dhārmic household in a sacred locale.