Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
गौर्युवाच । तपःशक्त्यान्वितः शंभो करोषि विपुलं तपः । तव बुद्धिरियं जाता तपस्तप्तुं महात्मनः
gauryuvāca | tapaḥśaktyānvitaḥ śaṃbho karoṣi vipulaṃ tapaḥ | tava buddhiriyaṃ jātā tapastaptuṃ mahātmanaḥ
ഗൗരി പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ശംഭൂ, തപശ്ശക്തിയാൽ സമന്വിതനായി നീ മഹത്തായ തപസ്സു ചെയ്യുന്നു. ഹേ മഹാത്മാവേ, തപസ്സു അനുഷ്ഠിക്കാനുള്ള ഈ നിശ്ചയം നിനക്കുള്ളിൽ ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.”
Gaurī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaurī addresses Śambhu with reverent admiration, highlighting his tapas-śakti; Śiva is shown as a yogin radiating quiet power, the mountains echoing his immensity.
FAQs
Tapas is a divine power when guided by steady resolve; spiritual effort is portrayed as purposeful and potent.
The Kedāra sacred region is the broader frame; this verse glorifies tapas rather than a named tīrtha.
No specific rite; it references tapas as a disciplined spiritual practice.