नर्मदातटमाश्रित्य तपस्युग्रे व्यवस्थिताः । सिद्धेश्वरे महाराज काश्यपेयैर्महात्मभिः
narmadātaṭamāśritya tapasyugre vyavasthitāḥ | siddheśvare mahārāja kāśyapeyairmahātmabhiḥ
Nương tựa nơi bờ sông Narmadā, họ chuyên tâm tu khổ hạnh mãnh liệt tại Siddheśvara, hỡi đại vương—những bậc đại hồn ấy, hậu duệ của Kaśyapa.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (Narmadā-taṭa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (mahārāja)
Scene: The twelve Ādityas, descendants of Kaśyapa, stand on the Narmadā’s bank near the Siddheśvara liṅga, performing fierce austerities—sunlike beings humbled before Śiva and the river.
Tīrthas on sacred rivers are portrayed as power-centers where intense tapas quickly bears fruit under Śiva’s presence.
Siddheśvara Tīrtha situated on the bank of the Narmadā (Revā).
Tapas (austerity) at Siddheśvara on the Narmadā bank is the practice described.