Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
तप्तकृच्छ्रपरो यस्तु सुप्ते देवे जनार्दने । कीर्तिं संप्राप्य वा पुत्रं विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्
taptakṛcchraparo yastu supte deve janārdane | kīrtiṃ saṃprāpya vā putraṃ viṣṇusāyujyatāṃ vrajet
ജനാർദനൻ പുണ്യനിദ്രയിൽ ഇരിക്കുമ്പോൾ തപ്ത-കൃച്ഛ്രത്തിൽ പരനായവൻ കീർത്തിയോ സത്പുത്രനോ പ്രാപിച്ച്, അവസാനം വിഷ്ണുസായുജ്യം കൈവരിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee performs ‘heated’ austerity (tapta-kṛcchra) symbolized by a controlled sacred fire nearby; two symbolic outcomes appear: a laurel of fame and a child blessing, while above all Viṣṇu’s radiant form draws the soul into union.
FAQs
Intense, disciplined penance offered to Viṣṇu yields both worldly blessings and the highest spiritual liberation.
The verse emphasizes liberation as Viṣṇu-sāyujya; it does not name an earthly pilgrimage site.
Undertake the Tapta-Kṛcchra penance during Janārdana’s śayana period.