Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
ततो वर्षशतेऽतीते तस्य तुष्टो जनार्दनः । विलोक्य च तपस्तीव्रं विहितं तेन भूभुजा
tato varṣaśate'tīte tasya tuṣṭo janārdanaḥ | vilokya ca tapastīvraṃ vihitaṃ tena bhūbhujā
Kemudian, setelah seratus tahun berlalu, Janārdana pun berkenan kepadanya, setelah menyaksikan tapa yang sangat keras yang dijalankan oleh sang raja itu.
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After a hundred years of austerity, the sky brightens; Janārdana’s presence is felt as the king’s tapas culminates in divine satisfaction.
FAQs
Steadfast, long-term tapas performed with sincerity draws divine attention and culminates in the Lord’s pleasure.
The tīrtha context remains the vāpī and its environs within Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya account.
The text highlights prolonged tapas (a century) rather than a single ritual; it implies disciplined observance over time.