Varaha Purana 22.8: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 8
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
कुर्वन्त्या तत् तपश्चोग्रं हिमवन्ते महागिरौ । कालेन महता देवस्तपसाराधितस्तया ॥ २२.८ ॥
kurvantyā tat tapaś cograṃ himavante mahāgirau | kālena mahatā devas tapasārādhitas tayā || 22.8 ||
Ketika beliau melakukan tapa yang keras itu di Himavat, gunung agung, setelah masa yang panjang, dewa itu pun diperkenan oleh amalan tapanya.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif in which sustained tapas (ascetic discipline) functions as a culturally recognized mechanism for narrative transformation, linking ethical effort with consequential outcomes in the text’s mythic-historical style.
Himavat (हिमवत्), a classical Sanskrit designation associated with the Himalayan mountain system; in Purāṇic geography it serves as a paradigmatic sacred landscape for austerities and encounters with devas.
The verse foregrounds disciplined perseverance: sustained, intense effort (tapas) over a long duration is presented as a means to cultivate efficacy and achieve intended results within the narrative’s moral logic.
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