Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 157
तमानयामि चात्रैव तपसा केवलेन हि । तपोबलेन महता सुसेव्यो हि सदाशिवः
tamānayāmi cātraiva tapasā kevalena hi | tapobalena mahatā susevyo hi sadāśivaḥ
Hier selbst werde ich ihn allein durch Askese herbeiführen. Durch die große Kraft, die aus dem Tapas geboren ist, ist Sadāśiva wahrlich würdig, in Hingabe verehrt und gewonnen zu werden.
Pārvatī (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrim audience
Scene: A determined sādhikā/sādhaka declares that by pure austerity here itself the Lord will be drawn near; the scene centers on intense meditation amid snow peaks, with a subtle vision of Sadāśiva appearing.
FAQs
Tapas generates spiritual power (tapo-bala) that makes divine communion possible; sincere discipline is itself worship.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sanctity is implied: the very place of tapas becomes a spiritual magnet for Sadāśiva’s presence.
Tapas alone is prescribed as the means of propitiation and attainment.