Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
वर्षाणां शतकं चैव पदमेकं निधाय च । भूमौ स्थित्वा परं तत्र तेपुस्ते बलवत्तराः
varṣāṇāṃ śatakaṃ caiva padamekaṃ nidhāya ca | bhūmau sthitvā paraṃ tatra tepuste balavattarāḥ
ਇੱਕ ਪੈਰ 'ਤੇ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਉਹ ਧਰਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਅਡੋਲ ਰਹੇ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਤਿ ਬਲਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਸੌ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਘੋਰ ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse elevates unwavering steadiness (one-pointed resolve) and long tapas as a means of inner purification; in Shaiva thought, such discipline refines the limited self (paśu) and makes it fit to receive Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).
Standing fixed in one place mirrors focused, uninterrupted Linga-upāsanā—worship that is steady in body, mantra, and intention—through which the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva and is gradually led toward deeper realization.
It suggests niyama-based practice: taking a vow (vrata), maintaining daily disciplined worship, and doing japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady posture and restraint; Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa may be adopted as supportive Shaiva observances.