Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
आज्ञया ब्राह्मणस्सोऽपि तपःसिद्धमनोरथः । समाययौ प्रहृष्टास्यस्तूर्णं बदरिकाश्रमम्
ājñayā brāhmaṇasso'pi tapaḥsiddhamanorathaḥ | samāyayau prahṛṣṭāsyastūrṇaṃ badarikāśramam
Obéissant à l’ordre, ce brāhmaṇa aussi—dont le vœu avait été accompli par la puissance de ses austérités—se rendit aussitôt à l’ermitage de Badarī, le visage illuminé de joie.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Badarī–Kedāra region revered as a siddha-kṣetra: austerity ripens into ‘manoratha-siddhi’; pilgrims approach to stabilize vows and receive divine support for dharma.
Significance: Journeying to Badarī is held to purify intentions and confirm dhārmic undertakings; proximity to Kedāra is sought for Śiva’s grace and removal of obstacles.
FAQs
It highlights that tapas bears fruit when aligned with divine injunction (ājñā): disciplined effort matures into siddhi, and the purified devotee moves joyfully toward a sacred abode, indicating inner readiness for higher grace.
Though the Linga is not named here, the verse reflects a core Shaiva pattern: the devotee follows the Lord’s directive and proceeds to a tīrtha/āśrama where Saguna worship and sacred observances are performed, preparing the mind for realizing Shiva’s supreme reality.
The emphasis is on tapas and prompt obedience—practically expressed as steady japa (e.g., Panchakshara), vrata, and tīrtha-sevā undertaken with a joyful, surrendered mind.