Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
स्थितः पश्यन्स शुशुभे मयूरस्थो गुहस्तदा । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन स्वयं सोमसमस्त्विषा
sthitaḥ paśyansa śuśubhe mayūrastho guhastadā | chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena svayaṃ somasamastviṣā
তখন ময়ূরারূঢ় গুহ (স্কন্দ) দৃষ্টিপাত করতে করতে অপূর্ব শোভায় দীপ্ত হলেন; মাথার উপর ধৃত ছত্রসহ তাঁর নিজ কান্তি চন্দ্রসম উজ্জ্বল ছিল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Skanda (Guha) sits upon a peacock, gazing outward; a ceremonial umbrella is held above him; his body glows with a cool, moon-equal radiance, making him the luminous center of the scene.
FAQs
Divine leadership is marked by inner luminosity and auspicious majesty—Skanda’s radiance signifies dharma-protecting power.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on Skanda’s divine manifestation within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse is descriptive (darśana of Skanda’s splendor).