Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
माहेय इत्यतः ख्यातिं परामेष गतः सदा । ततस्तेपे तपोत्युग्रमुग्रपुर्यां पुरानघ
māheya ityataḥ khyātiṃ parāmeṣa gataḥ sadā | tatastepe tapotyugramugrapuryāṃ purānagha
ஆகையால் அவர் எப்போதும் ‘மாஹேய’ எனும் நாமத்தால் உயர்ந்த புகழை அடைந்தார். பின்னர், ஓ பாவமற்றவரே, உக்ரபுரியில் மிகக் கடுமையான தவத்தை மேற்கொண்டார்.
Śiva-gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)
Tirtha: Ugrapurī (Kāśī/Avimukta precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic figure known as ‘Māheya’ performs fierce austerities in the sacred cityscape of Ugrapurī—stillness amid ghats, temples, and the unseen presence of Viśveśvara.
FAQs
A holy identity (name/fame) is fulfilled through tapas; sacred places like Ugrapurī are stages for intense spiritual striving.
Ugrapurī, presented as a powerful locale for austerity within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.
Tapas (austerity) is indicated, though no specific vrata or procedure is detailed.