Shloka 803
अतिष्ठत् स्थाणुभूत: स सहस्र॑ परिवत्सरान् | पार्थ! उस समय सम्पूर्ण देवता और तपोधन महर्षि भगवान् शंकरकी स्तुति करने लगे। उन भगवानने उस अनुपम एवं दिव्य माहेश्वर स्थान (रथ)-का निर्माण करके उसपर एक हजार वर्षोतक स्थिरभावसे खड़े रहे
atiṣṭhat sthāṇubhūtaḥ sa sahasraṁ parivatsarān | pārtha! tadā samagrā devatāś ca tapodhanā maharṣayaś ca bhagavantaṁ śaṅkaraṁ stotum ārabdhavantaḥ | sa bhagavān anupamaṁ divyaṁ māheśvaraṁ sthānaṁ (rathaṁ) nirmāya tatropaviśya/āsthāya sahasraṁ varṣāṇi sthirabhāvena tiṣṭhām āsa |
Vyāsa said: He stood motionless like a pillar for a thousand years. O Pārtha, at that time all the gods and the ascetic seers began to praise Lord Śaṅkara. That Lord, having fashioned an incomparable and divine Māheśvara station—his chariot—remained there, steadfast and unmoving, for a full thousand years. The passage underscores the ethical force of unwavering tapas and the power of devotion that draws divine presence and aid.
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