प्राप्य तत्कंदरं दैत्यश्चकार विपुलं तपः । वहन्पाशुपतीं दीक्षां पंच मंत्राञ्जजाप सः
prāpya tatkaṃdaraṃ daityaścakāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ | vahanpāśupatīṃ dīkṣāṃ paṃca maṃtrāñjajāpa saḥ
Khi đến hang động đó, Daitya đã thực hiện khổ hạnh to lớn. Thọ nhận lễ quán đảnh Pāśupata, ông liên tục tụng năm câu thần chú.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: cave
Scene: A powerful daitya seated at a cave entrance or deep within, ash-smeared, holding a rudrākṣa mālā, posture steady; subtle Śaiva emblems suggest Pāśupata dīkṣā; the cave glows with mantra-heat.
Tapas combined with dīkṣā and disciplined japa is presented as a potent means to obtain extraordinary results—though the moral outcome depends on intention.
The cave on Mount Pāriyātra is implied as a powerful tapas-site (tapas-sthāna).
Observance of Pāśupata dīkṣā and sustained recitation (japa) of five mantras.