Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 140
तावत्तताप स तपस्त्वगस्थिपरिशेषितम् । यावद्बभूव तद्वर्ष्म वर्षाणामयुतं शतम्
tāvattatāpa sa tapastvagasthipariśeṣitam | yāvadbabhūva tadvarṣma varṣāṇāmayutaṃ śatam
اس نے ایسی تپسیا کی کہ صرف کھال اور ہڈیاں باقی رہ گئیں؛ اور وہ اسی حال میں قائم رہا یہاں تک کہ اس کا بدن لاکھوں کے سو برسوں تک یوں ہی برداشت کرتا رہا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: An emaciated ascetic seated in unwavering posture, ribs visible, matted hair, surrounded by the slow passage of ages—seasons cycling, stars wheeling—yet he remains fixed in austerity.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a transformative force—purifying and empowering the seeker through extreme endurance and steadfastness.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a narrative emphasis on austerity within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context.
No explicit ritual; it describes prolonged tapas (austerity) as a spiritual practice.