दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं स निराहारोऽभवत्ततः । द्वितीयं तु सहस्रं स न्यवसद्वारिभोजनः
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ sa nirāhāro'bhavattataḥ | dvitīyaṃ tu sahasraṃ sa nyavasadvāribhojanaḥ
پھر وہ ایک ہزار دیوی برس تک بے غذا رہا۔ اس کے بعد دوسرے ہزار برس وہ صرف پانی پر گزارا کرتا رہا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A time-lapse austerity tableau: Andhaka enduring a thousand divine years without food, then another thousand on water alone; seasons cycle around an unmoving ascetic by the river.
Extreme austerity amplifies spiritual potency; Purāṇas highlight that intensity alone is not the measure—dharma and intention determine the fruit.
The broader narrative remains on the Revā bank associated with the Śūlabheda-tīrtha account.
Austerities of fasting: first nirāhāra (no food), then vāribhojana (water-only).