Shloka 2
नारद उवाच तपश्चचार धर्मात्मा वृषभाड्क: सुरेश्वर: । पुण्ये गिरो हिमवति सिद्धचारणसेविते,नारदजीने कहा--भगवन्! जहाँ सिद्ध और चारण निवास करते है, जो नाना प्रकारकी ओषधियोंसे सम्पन्न तथा भाँति-भाँतिके फूलोंसे व्याप्त होनेके कारण रमणीय जान पड़ता है, जहाँ झुंड-की-झुंड अप्सराएँ भरी रहती हैं और भूतोंकी टोलियाँ निवास करती हैं; उस परम पवित्र हिमालयपर्वतपर धर्मात्मा देवाधिदेव भगवान् शंकर तपस्या कर रहे थे
nārada uvāca | tapaś cacāra dharmātmā vṛṣabhāṅkaḥ sureśvaraḥ | puṇye girau himavati siddhacāraṇasevite ||
Narada said: The righteous Lord of the gods, Śiva—marked by the bull—was performing austerities on the holy Himalayan mountain, a sacred region frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. The scene underscores the ideal of divine self-discipline: even the supreme deity upholds dharma through tapas, making the Himalaya a paradigmatic setting for purity, restraint, and spiritual attainment.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents tapas as a central expression of dharma: even the supreme deity models disciplined restraint and spiritual practice, implying that ethical authority is grounded in self-mastery and purity.
Narada describes Śiva performing austerities on the sacred Himalaya, a mountain-region associated with perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial singers (Cāraṇas), setting a sanctified backdrop for the ensuing account.