Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
एवम श्वास्य तां साध्वी गिरिजां रतिरंजसा । तपस्तेपे च सुमहत्पतिं प्राप्तुं सुमध्यमा
evama śvāsya tāṃ sādhvī girijāṃ ratiraṃjasā | tapastepe ca sumahatpatiṃ prāptuṃ sumadhyamā
Ainsi, après avoir promptement consolé cette dame vertueuse—Rati—celle à la taille fine entreprit de grandes austérités, afin de retrouver son époux.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (Mahēśvara Khaṇḍa default)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Rati, recently consoled, turns inward and begins severe austerities in a Himalayan Śiva-landscape—snow ridges, dark stone, bilva and rudrākṣa imagery—her posture steady, face marked by grief and resolve.
FAQs
Determined dharmic effort—especially tapas—transforms suffering into a path of spiritual power and restoration.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa frame situates the power of austerity within the Kedāra sacred region associated with Śiva.
Tapas (austerities) undertaken with a clear vow-like intention.