Shiva Purana

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अंगुष्ठेन भुवं स्पृष्ट्वा शत वर्षं च तादृशः ।। तेपे तपो दृढात्मा स तारकोऽसुरराट्प्रभुः ।।२४।।

sanskrit

Then for a hundred years, the lord and king of Asuras, Tāraka performed the penance: stood steady touching the ground with the single big toe.

english translation

aMguSThena bhuvaM spRSTvA zata varSaM ca tAdRzaH || tepe tapo dRDhAtmA sa tArako'surarATprabhuH ||24||

hk transliteration