Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
यथा कदंबकुसुमं किंजल्कैः सर्वतोवृतम् । देदीप्यमानं हि तथा समंताद्भानुभानुभिः
yathā kadaṃbakusumaṃ kiṃjalkaiḥ sarvatovṛtam | dedīpyamānaṃ hi tathā samaṃtādbhānubhānubhiḥ
Wie die Kadamba-Blüte, ringsum von ihren Pollenfäden umhüllt, leuchtend erstrahlt, so flammte es auch allenthalben, von Strahl zu Strahl des Lichtes.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Sūryaloka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of sages/dvija (contextual)
Scene: A blazing solar expanse filled with concentric rays, like a kadamba flower whose filaments encircle the bloom—light upon light, forming a radiant mandala that overwhelms the eye yet remains harmoniously patterned.
FAQs
Divine realms are portrayed as suffused with overwhelming brilliance, inviting contemplation of cosmic order and sacred splendor.
No earthly tīrtha is named; the verse is an image of celestial radiance associated with the Sun’s realm.
None; it is descriptive (stuti-like) imagery.