Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
तपसा प्राप्यते कामस्तपसा च महत्फलम् । तपसा जायते सर्वं तत्तपः सुलभं नरैः
tapasā prāpyate kāmastapasā ca mahatphalam | tapasā jāyate sarvaṃ tattapaḥ sulabhaṃ naraiḥ
“ด้วยตบะ ความปรารถนาย่อมสำเร็จ; ด้วยตบะ ผลอันยิ่งใหญ่ย่อมบังเกิด จากตบะสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวงจึงเกิดขึ้น—แต่ตบะเช่นนั้นมิได้กระทำได้โดยง่ายสำหรับมนุษย์”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A didactic tableau: sages performing austerities—fasting, japa, standing in water—while a subtle radiance indicates fruits arising from tapas; a contrasting group of ordinary people struggles with discipline.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a universal generator of results—worldly and spiritual—while also being difficult to sustain.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides a general dharma-teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
A general exhortation toward tapas; no specific form (fasting, japa count, etc.) is specified here.