Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
एवम श्वास्य तां साध्वी गिरिजां रतिरंजसा । तपस्तेपे च सुमहत्पतिं प्राप्तुं सुमध्यमा
evama śvāsya tāṃ sādhvī girijāṃ ratiraṃjasā | tapastepe ca sumahatpatiṃ prāptuṃ sumadhyamā
Demikianlah, setelah segera menenangkan wanita suci itu—Rati—yang berpinggang ramping pun menjalani tapa yang amat besar, demi memperoleh kembali suaminya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (Mahēśvara Khaṇḍa default)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Rati, recently consoled, turns inward and begins severe austerities in a Himalayan Śiva-landscape—snow ridges, dark stone, bilva and rudrākṣa imagery—her posture steady, face marked by grief and resolve.
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Determined dharmic effort—especially tapas—transforms suffering into a path of spiritual power and restoration.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa frame situates the power of austerity within the Kedāra sacred region associated with Śiva.
Tapas (austerities) undertaken with a clear vow-like intention.