Varaha Purana 213.31: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 31
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
उग्रेण तपसात्मानं योजयामास सुव्रतः ।। काष्ठभूतो यदा विप्रः कृशो धर्मसुसन्ततः
ugreṇa tapasātmānaṁ yojayāmāsa suvrataḥ || kāṣṭhabhūto yadā vipraḥ kṛśo dharmasusantataḥ
उसने बहुत कठिन तपस्या की अपने व्रत को पूरा करने के लिए। इतना कि वो लकड़ी की तरह बन गया। वो बहुत दुबला हो गया था, पर धरम पे पूरा टिका हुआ था।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It uses a vivid metaphor (kāṣṭhabhūta) to convey ascetic extremity, reflecting Purāṇic narrative aesthetics and ideals of sustained discipline.
No location is named in this verse; it continues the characterization of the practitioner within the sacred-setting narrative.
It emphasizes perseverance and steadiness in ethical conduct (dharma) as central to the depiction of tapas.
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