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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tvagasthi (त्वगस्थि) refers to “skin and bones”, which was all that remained after the severe penance of Guṇanidhi, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.19.—“[...] realising the efficacy of devotion to Śiva accruing from the mere illumination (of his temple) with lamps, he [viz., Śrīda/Guṇanidhi] reached Kāśī for the illumination of his thought (citprakāśaka). Under the lustre of the gems of the mind, he repeated the mantras of eleven Rudras with loyal devotion and unswerving concentration of the mind. He could realise his identity with Śiva. Then he performed very severe penance for two hundred thousand years —a penance which was enhanced by the fire of austerity, was free from incroachment of the firefly in the form of interference from lust and anger, was windless inasmuch as the breath was curbed and was pure in form with pure vision. He set up the liṅga of Śiva and worshipped it with flowers of good ideas and feelings. The penance was so severe that his body was reduced to skin and bones (tvagasthi-pariśeṣita)”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Partial matches: Tvag, Tvac, Asthi.

Starts with: Tvagasthibhuta, Tvagasthimatrashesha, Tvagasthishesha.

Full-text: Parivarana, Tvagasthibhuta, Tvagasthishesha, Tvagasthimatrashesha.

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