अतपत्सा तपो घोरं कन्या रूपवती सती । नारदेन ततो दृष्टा सा कदाचिद्वरानने
atapatsā tapo ghoraṃ kanyā rūpavatī satī | nāradena tato dṛṣṭā sā kadācidvarānane
Cette jeune fille vertueuse, belle de forme, entreprit une austérité redoutable. Puis, ô toi au visage gracieux, Nārada l’aperçut un jour, à un certain moment.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The beautiful maiden, chaste and steadfast, performs fierce austerities; Nārada arrives and beholds her, setting the stage for counsel or a turning point.
Tapas (disciplined austerity) is depicted as a power that shapes destiny and draws divine attention within Purāṇic dharma.
The ongoing narrative supports the glorification of Yogeśvarī’s sacred presence in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
The verse mentions ghora-tapas (severe austerity) as a practice, without giving specific procedural details.