Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
स बभौ सूर्यसंकाशस्तेजोमण्डलमंडितः । दिव्यावयरूपैश्च दिव्यमाल्यांबरो ज्ज्वलः
sa babhau sūryasaṃkāśastejomaṇḍalamaṃḍitaḥ | divyāvayarūpaiśca divyamālyāṃbaro jjvalaḥ
সে সূর্যের মতো দীপ্ত হয়ে উঠল, তেজোমণ্ডলে ভূষিত। দিব্য অলংকার ও রূপে, এবং দিব্য মালা ও বস্ত্রে উজ্জ্বল ছিল।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: The redeemed Ghora now appears sun-bright, encircled by a radiant halo, wearing divine ornaments, garlands, and shining garments—his former darkness fully gone.
FAQs
Purification is not only moral but transformative—manifesting as tejas (spiritual radiance) and divine dignity.
None; the verse depicts the visible fruit of purification rather than a location.
None directly; it describes the resulting divine appearance after the Tripuṇḍra act.