Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
सगुप्तस्तु तपस्तेपेऽयथा वेत्ति न कश्चन । ध्यायमानः सुरश्रेष्ठं भक्त्या कमलसंभवम्
saguptastu tapastepe'yathā vetti na kaścana | dhyāyamānaḥ suraśreṣṭhaṃ bhaktyā kamalasaṃbhavam
Doch, dem Blick verborgen, übte er Askese, sodass es niemand erfuhr. In hingebungsvoller Versenkung meditierte er über den Lotosgeborenen Brahmā, den Erhabensten unter den Göttern.
Sūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛka, hidden from all, sits in deep austerity, eyes fixed inward, meditating with devotion on lotus-born Brahmā; the forest/precinct around him is still and watchful.
FAQs
True austerity is inward and unobtrusive; devotion-focused meditation (dhyāna) is presented as a potent means to attain divine attention.
The tapas is undertaken in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting established in the preceding verse.
Dhyāna (meditation) with bhakti and the undertaking of tapas are indicated, without a detailed vrata procedure.