ततोऽहं मेदिनीपृष्ठे ह्यवतीर्य समुद्रजे । तपः शक्त्या करिष्यामि भूयस्त्वां तु शुभाननाम्
tato'haṃ medinīpṛṣṭhe hyavatīrya samudraje | tapaḥ śaktyā kariṣyāmi bhūyastvāṃ tu śubhānanām
„Danach, o Meergeborene, werde ich auf die Erdoberfläche herabsteigen und dich durch die Kraft der Askese wieder zu einem glückverheißenden Antlitz machen.“
Hari (Viṣṇu) (reported within Sūta’s narration)
Divine compassion responds to suffering, and tapas (austerity) is portrayed as a sacred power that restores auspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it prepares the narrative for the place where tapas will be undertaken.
Tapas (austerity) is presented as the means of effecting restoration.