तां ज्ञात्वा तपसा शुद्धां कर्मभावैः परीक्षितैः । ततो दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा करे जग्राह पार्वतीम्
tāṃ jñātvā tapasā śuddhāṃ karmabhāvaiḥ parīkṣitaiḥ | tato divyavapurbhūtvā kare jagrāha pārvatīm
اُسے تپسیا سے پاک اور اپنے اعمال و نیت میں آزمودہ جان کر، اُس نے نورانی دیویہ روپ دھارا اور پاروتی کا ہاتھ تھام لیا۔
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s disguise dissolves into a radiant divine form—crescent moon, matted locks, third eye, serpents and ornaments—then he gently takes Pārvatī’s hand; the tīrtha glows, devas unseen shower subtle flowers.
True worthiness is confirmed by tapas (discipline) and tested conduct; divine grace follows proven purity and intent.
This verse sits inside a Tīrthamāhātmya setting (sacred-geography frame), but the specific tīrtha name is not stated within the verse itself.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes the auspicious act of hand-taking (a precursor to pāṇigraha in the marriage rite).
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