Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
जज्वलुः सर्वभूतानि तेजसा तस्य सर्वतः । उद्विग्नाश्च सुराः सर्वे तपसा तस्य भीषिताः
jajvaluḥ sarvabhūtāni tejasā tasya sarvataḥ | udvignāśca surāḥ sarve tapasā tasya bhīṣitāḥ
তার তেজে সর্বদিকে সকল প্রাণী যেন দগ্ধ হতে লাগল। তার তপস্যার ভয়ে সকল দেবতা উদ্বিগ্ন ও সন্ত্রস্ত হয়ে উঠল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Radiant heat waves emanate from a cave in a forested mountain; animals and beings recoil; in the sky, devas appear unsettled, shielding their faces from the glare, gathering in anxious council.
FAQs
Tapas is a cosmic force; when pursued for domination, it alarms even the devas and necessitates divine regulation.
The verse is more cosmic than geographic, but it continues the power-atmosphere of the Pāriyātra tapas-sthāna.
None; it describes the effects (tejas) produced by austerity.