Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
तारको नमुचेः पुत्रस्तपसा परमेण हि । ब्रह्माणं तोषयामास ब्रह्मा तस्य तुतोष वै
tārako namuceḥ putrastapasā parameṇa hi | brahmāṇaṃ toṣayāmāsa brahmā tasya tutoṣa vai
Tāraka, fils de Namuci, par l’austérité suprême, sut plaire à Brahmā ; et Brahmā, en vérité, fut satisfait de lui.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative framing)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Tāraka performs severe austerities—emaciated yet radiant with heat—before Brahmā seated on a lotus; Brahmā’s face softens in satisfaction, hinting at an impending boon with far-reaching consequences.
FAQs
Tapas has real potency in Purāṇic ethics; spiritual power is effective, but its moral direction (dharma vs adharma) determines its outcome.
Not directly in this verse; the broader Kedārakhaṇḍa context relates the narrative within the sanctity of Kedāra and its dhārmic worldview.
Austerity (tapas) is referenced as a spiritual discipline, though no specific vrata or rite is prescribed in this line.