Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
आराधितो मया पूर्वं तुष्टो मेऽद्य सुरेश्वरः । वह्निना वेष्टिता साहमेकपादेन संस्थिता
ārādhito mayā pūrvaṃ tuṣṭo me'dya sureśvaraḥ | vahninā veṣṭitā sāhamekapādena saṃsthitā
میں نے پہلے بھی بھکتی سے اس کی آرادھنا کی تھی، اور آج دیوتاؤں کے ایشور مجھ سے راضی ہو گئے ہیں۔ آگ سے گھری ہوئی، میں ایک پاؤں پر ثابت قدم ہو کر تپسیا میں قائم رہی۔
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic stands on one foot within a ring of flames, body steady, eyes focused; above, a divine presence (Sura-īśvara) bestows approval; the scene balances intensity (fire) with inner calm.
FAQs
Steadfast austerity and sincere worship culminate in divine approval; discipline (tapas) is validated when it ripens into grace.
The verse sits within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; the tapas is recalled as part of the narrative leading into Prabhāsa’s greatness.
An austerity model is described (eka-pāda-sthāna, fire-encircled tapas), but it is not framed as a general prescription for all.