Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185
जगदुद्भासयन्भासा सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः । ततो निष्पत्य धरणीं हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः
jagadudbhāsayanbhāsā sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | tato niṣpatya dharaṇīṃ hṛṣṭaromāśrudgadaḥ
Die ganze Welt erleuchtend mit Seinem Glanz—an Pracht zehn Millionen Sonnen gleich—sprang er darauf zur Erde herab, mit aufgerichteten Haaren, strömenden Tränen und vor Freude erstickter Stimme.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Type: temple
Scene: Hari blazes forth with radiance like ten million suns, illuminating the worlds; He descends to the earth overwhelmed with joy—goosebumps, tears, and a choked voice.
FAQs
Divine darśana overwhelms both cosmos and devotee: the Lord’s radiance sanctifies the world, and devotion expresses itself through tears and ecstatic awe.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes the theophany (divine manifestation) and devotional response.
None directly; it supports the devotional path of darśana and heartfelt reverence.