Shloka 2
अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon
तेनेयमलका भुक्ता पुरी विश्वकृता कृता । आराध्य त्र्यंबकं देवमत्युग्रतपसा पुरा
teneyamalakā bhuktā purī viśvakṛtā kṛtā | ārādhya tryaṃbakaṃ devamatyugratapasā purā
വിശ്വകർത്താവ് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഈ അലകാ നഗരിയെ അവൻ ഭോഗിച്ചു ഭരിച്ചു; കാരണം അവൻ മുൻപ് അത്യുഗ്രമായ തപസ്സിലൂടെ ത്ര്യംബകദേവൻ (ശിവൻ)നെ ആരാധിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tryambaka
Sthala Purana: Kubera, after intense tapas to Tryambaka, gains lordship and the enjoyment of Alakā—illustrating Śiva’s boon-bestowal (aiśvarya) through devotion.
Significance: Models the Siddhānta principle that even worldly sovereignty arises by Śiva’s anugraha when tapas is directed to the Lord.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that worldly sovereignty and divine prosperity arise as secondary fruits of sincere worship of Tryambaka Śiva; the primary principle is that grace follows disciplined tapas offered with devotion.
Tryambaka is Saguna Śiva—approachable through worship and propitiation. In the Shiva Purana, such ārādhana commonly implies reverence to Śiva’s manifest presence (often through the Liṅga) as the channel of grace.
The verse highlights ugra-tapas—steady austerity with focused devotion—practically expressed through regular japa (especially Śiva-mantra), disciplined vows, and sustained meditation on Śiva as Tryambaka.