Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
तपसा परमेणैव प्रकृतिं नाशयाम्यहम् । प्रकृत्या रहितः सुभ्रु अहं तिष्ठमि तत्त्वतः । तस्माच्च प्रकृते सिद्धैर् कार्यः संग्रहः क्वचित्
tapasā parameṇaiva prakṛtiṃ nāśayāmyaham | prakṛtyā rahitaḥ subhru ahaṃ tiṣṭhami tattvataḥ | tasmācca prakṛte siddhair kāryaḥ saṃgrahaḥ kvacit
Dengan tapa yang paling luhur semata, Aku melarutkan prakṛti. Wahai yang beralis indah, bebas dari prakṛti Aku bersemayam teguh dalam hakikat. Karena itu, pada waktu-waktu tertentu para siddha pun patut mengekang dan menghimpun prakṛti mereka.
Śiva (Maheśa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva in Himalayan austerity, serene and luminous, speaking of dissolving prakṛti; subtle imagery of guṇas as veils dissolving into stillness while siddhas practice restraint nearby.
FAQs
Supreme tapas leads beyond the pull of prakṛti; spiritual maturity includes disciplined restraint of one’s nature.
The Kedāra setting is contextual; the verse primarily glorifies inner conquest through tapas.
An inner prescription: practice supreme tapas and cultivate saṃgraha (restraint) of prakṛti.