Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
तपंतं तपसा लोका न्यथाऽभ्रापिहितं दिवि । विलक्ष्य विस्मितः प्राह विहसन्सृष्टिकारकः
tapaṃtaṃ tapasā lokā nyathā'bhrāpihitaṃ divi | vilakṣya vismitaḥ prāha vihasansṛṣṭikārakaḥ
その苦行の熱によって諸世界が焼かれているのを—雲に覆われた天空のように—見て、宇宙の創造者は驚嘆し、やわらかな微笑みをたたえて語った。
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: worlds ‘scorched’ by tapas—cosmic overheating akin to imbalance of tejas
FAQs
It shows that tapas (austerity) is a real spiritual force that can affect the cosmos; Shaiva Siddhanta frames such power as needing alignment with Pati (Śiva) so it becomes purifying and liberating rather than merely world-disturbing.
The verse implies that intense effort alone draws divine attention, but fulfillment and right direction come through divine governance—classically expressed in Linga worship where the devotee’s discipline is offered to Saguna Śiva for grace and inner transformation.
Practice restrained tapas supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady daily worship (with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa if practiced), so the heat of effort becomes a focused, sattvic sādhanā.