Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
अतीव दूये वीक्ष्य त्वां सुकुमारतराकृतिम् । अत्युग्रतपसा क्लिष्टा पद्मिनीव हिमर्दिता
atīva dūye vīkṣya tvāṃ sukumāratarākṛtim | atyugratapasā kliṣṭā padminīva himarditā
«Я безмерно скорблю, глядя на тебя — столь нежную обликом, — изнурённую свирепым тапасом, словно лотос, побитый морозом.»
Brahmacārin/Vratī (ascetic) addressing Pārvatī
Tirtha: Himālaya tapas-bhūmi (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī, delicate as a lotus, is shown enduring harsh austerity in cold; frost-laden air, pale light, and the speaker’s grief are foregrounded; the lotus metaphor can be visualized literally or symbolically.
FAQs
Tapas is powerful but should be tempered with discernment; compassion recognizes the cost of extreme austerity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is poetic description within the narrative.
None; it comments on the severity of tapas rather than prescribing a rite.