तस्य तं निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा सर्वदेवसमावृतः । विश्वामित्रोऽपि तद्रूपं चकार दुश्चरं तपः
tasya taṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā sarvadevasamāvṛtaḥ | viśvāmitro'pi tadrūpaṃ cakāra duścaraṃ tapaḥ
Connaissant cette résolution inébranlable, et entouré de tous les dieux, Viśvāmitra entreprit lui aussi une austérité sévère et difficile, conforme à son vœu.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra in intense austerity posture, surrounded in a semicircle by devas—some anxious, some reverent—while the forest/ashram glows with tapas-fire aura.
True transformation is shown as the fruit of disciplined tapas supported by unwavering intention, recognized even by the devas.
The immediate verse does not name a specific site; it continues the tīrtha-māhātmya storyline that frames the chapter.
Tapas (austerity) is the practice highlighted, without details of a particular vow, mantra, or rite in this line.