Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
त्रिलोकीमंडपस्तंभ सन्निभोभाभिरावृतः । अतुलं ज्योतिषां राशिं तुलया तुलयन्निव
trilokīmaṃḍapastaṃbha sannibhobhābhirāvṛtaḥ | atulaṃ jyotiṣāṃ rāśiṃ tulayā tulayanniva
তেওঁ ত্ৰিলোক-মণ্ডপৰ স্তম্ভ সদৃশ দেখা যায়, তেজে আৱৃত—যেন তুলাত অমাপ জ্যোতিসমূহৰ এক অপাৰ ৰাশি তুলি চাই আছে।
Narrator (descriptive continuation after Śivaśarman’s inquiry)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A towering radiant being stands like a pillar supporting the pavilion of the three worlds, wrapped in light; he seems to weigh an immeasurable heap of celestial luminaries on a cosmic balance.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray spiritual attainment with cosmic imagery, teaching that inner merit can manifest as world-supporting splendor.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as poetic description within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.