अतपत्सा तपो घोरं कन्या रूपवती सती । नारदेन ततो दृष्टा सा कदाचिद्वरानने
atapatsā tapo ghoraṃ kanyā rūpavatī satī | nāradena tato dṛṣṭā sā kadācidvarānane
Gadis yang suci dan elok itu menjalani tapa yang dahsyat. Lalu, wahai yang berwajah indah, pada suatu ketika Nārada melihatnya.
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.