ऋक्षशैलं समारुह्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम् । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतात्मको वशी
ṛkṣaśailaṃ samāruhya tapastepe sudāruṇam | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtātmako vaśī
وہ ڑِکش شیل پر چڑھ کر نہایت سخت تپسیا میں لگ گیا؛ سب مخلوقات کی نگاہ سے اوجھل، مگر سب کا آتما—قابو رکھنے والا، حاکمِ مطلق۔
Manu
Tirtha: Ṛkṣaśaila
Type: peak
Listener: Vatsa/disciple
Scene: Śiva ascends Ṛkṣaśaila and performs fierce tapas, invisible to beings; yet his presence pervades all as their very self—depict a solitary ascetic on a peak with a vast subtle aura filling the world.
The Supreme may be unseen, yet is immanent as the inner Self of all—tapas reveals that hidden presence.
Ṛkṣaśaila is named as a sacred locus where Śiva’s tapas becomes the source for the ensuing river-māhātmya.
No direct prescription; the verse praises austerity and the sanctity of the mountain setting.