Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
मदनो यत्र दग्धश्च रुद्रेण परमात्मना । तप्यमानां तपस्तत्र नारदो ददृशे तदा
madano yatra dagdhaśca rudreṇa paramātmanā | tapyamānāṃ tapastatra nārado dadṛśe tadā
ณ สถานที่ซึ่งมทนะถูกพระรุทระผู้เป็นปรมาตมันเผาผลาญนั้นเอง นารทได้เห็นนางกำลังบำเพ็ญตบะอันร้อนแรงอยู่ในกาลนั้น
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (Mahēśvara Khaṇḍa default)
Tirtha: Kāmadeva-dahana-sthāna (within Kedāra-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Nārada arrives and beholds Rati performing fierce austerities at the very ground sanctified by Kāma’s burning—an ash-tinged, Rudra-charged spot; the air feels hot despite snow, suggesting tapas-tejas.
FAQs
Places marked by divine acts become charged tīrthas where intense spiritual practice bears fruit.
The narrative highlights the sacred spot associated with Kāma being burned by Rudra, within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Kedāra tīrtha-region.
Tapas as a sustained practice at a sanctified location connected to Śiva’s līlā.