Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
सलब्धतेजा भगवान्ब्रह्मणा वर्धितः स्वयम् । तपस्तेपे महाभाग पद्मानां दशतीर्दश
salabdhatejā bhagavānbrahmaṇā vardhitaḥ svayam | tapastepe mahābhāga padmānāṃ daśatīrdaśa
لمّا استعاد بهاءه، وقوّاه براهما بنفسه، قام سوما المبارك، أيها الحكيم العظيم، برياضاتٍ وزهدٍ لمدّة عشرِ عشراتٍ من دوراتِ اللوتس.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya
Scene: Soma, now radiant again, sits in deep meditation amid a lotus-filled expanse; time is shown by successive rings of lotuses, seasons passing, while Brahmā’s blessing aura lingers above.
FAQs
Restoration is completed through tapas—discipline and devotion stabilize divine gifts.
The chapter’s trajectory is toward Avimukta-Kāśī, where Soma’s devotion will be localized into a liṅga and tīrtha.
Austerity (tapas) is praised as the means to regain and preserve spiritual potency.