तपस्तेपे महाविष्णुः सुरूपार्थं च पुत्रक । वाजिमुखो हरिस्तत्र सिद्धस्थाने महाद्युते
tapastepe mahāviṣṇuḥ surūpārthaṃ ca putraka | vājimukho haristatra siddhasthāne mahādyute
હે પુત્રક, મહાવિષ્ણુએ સુંદર રૂપ પ્રાપ્ત કરવા માટે ત્યાં તપ કર્યું. તે મહાદ્યુતિમય સિદ્ધસ્થાને હરિ ‘વાજિમુખ’—અશ્વમુખ—રૂપે પ્રગટ થયા.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddha-sthāna of Vājimukha Hari (within Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Śiva’s narration culminates: Viṣṇu’s tapas for beautiful form results in Hari appearing as Vājimukha in a radiant siddha-sthāna.
Tapas transforms and reveals divine potency; sacred places are siddha-sthānas where such transformation is remembered and accessed through devotion.
Dharmāraṇya described as a radiant siddha-sthāna associated with Vājimukha Hari.
Tapas is the highlighted practice; the verse identifies the form (Vājimukha) connected to the place rather than a specific rite.