Shloka 19
हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s
context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening
तपस्थानोऽतिपूतात्मा पावनश्च महात्मनाम् । तपस्सिद्धिप्रदोत्यंतं नानाधात्वाकरः शुभः
tapasthāno'tipūtātmā pāvanaśca mahātmanām | tapassiddhipradotyaṃtaṃ nānādhātvākaraḥ śubhaḥ
สถานที่บำเพ็ญตบะนั้นบริสุทธิ์ยิ่งโดยสภาวะ และยังชำระแม้มหาตมะให้ผ่องใสได้ อีกทั้งประทานความสำเร็จสูงสุดแห่งตบะ เป็นมงคล—ดุจเหมืองแร่ที่ให้โลหะนานาชนิด ฉันใดก็ให้สิทธิผลทางจิตวิญญาณนานาประการฉันนั้น
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It praises a tapas-sthāna (seat of austerity) as intrinsically purifying and uniquely capable of ripening spiritual effort into siddhi—implying that disciplined practice in a sanctified Shaiva context accelerates inner purification and grace-oriented attainment.
In the Shiva Purana, sacred places of tapas are typically connected to Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—where purity, devotion, and disciplined practice make the aspirant fit to receive Shiva’s anugraha (grace) that culminates in success of tapas.
The takeaway is to undertake steady tapas with purity—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva, and Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—so the practice becomes “siddhi-prada,” a giver of fulfilment.