Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
मयि जीवति मद्भ्राता ह्यवस्थामीदृशीं गतः । धिग्जीवितं च मे किंतु तपसो विद्यते फलम्
mayi jīvati madbhrātā hyavasthāmīdṛśīṃ gataḥ | dhigjīvitaṃ ca me kiṃtu tapaso vidyate phalam
جب تک میں زندہ ہوں، میرا بھائی ایسی حالت کو پہنچ گیا! میری زندگی پر افسوس—لیکن تپسیا کا پھل یقیناً ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔
Nārāyaṇa
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣis / pilgrimage-inquirers (contextual)
Scene: A grief-stricken ascetic/younger brother laments his elder’s suffering, torn between despair and faith in tapas; sages and a sacred riverine hermitage backdrop.
FAQs
Tapas is never wasted; divine and moral order ultimately manifests the fruit of austerity and righteousness.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; the emphasis is on tapas and dharmic outcome within the Revā-kṣetra narrative.
None explicitly; the verse affirms the principle of tapas (austerity) producing phala (spiritual result).