Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
तपश्चकार परमं पुष्करे लक्षवर्षकम् । कृष्णमंत्रं जजापैव दृढं बद्धासनं चिरम्
tapaścakāra paramaṃ puṣkare lakṣavarṣakam | kṛṣṇamaṃtraṃ jajāpaiva dṛḍhaṃ baddhāsanaṃ ciram
ସେ ପୁଷ୍କରରେ ଲକ୍ଷ ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପରମ ତପ କଲେ। ଦୃଢ଼ ବଦ୍ଧାସନରେ ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ ବସି ଅଟଳ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପରେ କୃଷ୍ଣମନ୍ତ୍ର ଜପ କରୁଥିଲେ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Puṣkara is a famed tīrtha associated with Brahmā; here it functions as the locus of tapas that generates tejas affecting the cosmos.
Significance: Tīrtha for purification and merit; in narrative terms, a potent field where tapas quickly fructifies and draws divine attention.
Mantra: कृष्णमन्त्र
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal of purification through sustained tapas and disciplined mantra-japa: the mind is made steady (nirodha) and fit to receive Shiva’s grace, which alone consummates liberation.
Though the verse highlights internal practice (āsana and japa), it supports Saguna upāsanā in Shaiva tradition: concentrated repetition and restraint prepare the devotee for focused worship of Shiva—often expressed outwardly as Linga-pūjā and inwardly as dhyāna.
A steady seated posture (baddhāsana), long-duration japa of a chosen mantra, and rigorous austerity—implying disciplined daily sādhanā that can be paired with Shaiva supports like Rudrākṣa, Bhasma (Tripuṇḍra), and Panchākṣarī japa where appropriate.