Varaha Purana 22.20: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 20
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
यमाराध्य तपश्चर्त्तुमारब्धं शैलपुत्र्याः । स एव भगवान् रुद्रस्तस्याः पाणौ विलम्बत ॥ २२.२० ॥
yam ārādhya tapaś carttum ārabdhaṃ śailaputryāḥ | sa eva bhagavān rudras tasyāḥ pāṇau vilambata || 22.20 ||
ആരെയാരാധിച്ച് ശൈലപുത്രി തപസ്സാരംഭിച്ചുവോ, അതേ ഭഗവാൻ രുദ്രൻ അവളുടെ കൈയിൽ (അഥവാ വരനായി) ലഭിച്ചു।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative pattern in which tapas (austerity) functions as a culturally valued means of spiritual attainment and legitimizes mythic relationships through ethical discipline and restraint.
No specific pilgrimage site or toponym is named in this verse; the epithet “Śailaputrī” indicates a mythic-himalayan association (daughter of the mountain), commonly linked in broader tradition with Pārvatī/Himālaya.
The verse foregrounds disciplined practice (tapas) and focused intention as a philosophical instruction: sustained effort and self-regulation are presented as legitimate means toward an intended goal.
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