Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
एवं तस्या व्रतस्थाया जरा सम्यगुपस्थिता । तथापि तेजसो वृद्धिर्ववृधे तपसा कृता
evaṃ tasyā vratasthāyā jarā samyagupasthitā | tathāpi tejaso vṛddhirvavṛdhe tapasā kṛtā
So kam zwar das Alter in rechter Weise über sie, während sie standhaft in ihren Gelübden verharrte; doch ihr Glanz (tejas) nahm weiter zu, genährt von der Kraft ihrer Askese (tapas).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An aged yet radiant ascetic maiden: wrinkles and gray hair visible, but a bright aura surrounds her; she sits unwavering in meditation, the environment subtly illuminated by her tapas-born tejas.
FAQs
Physical aging is natural, yet tapas and steadfast vows can increase tejas—inner spiritual brilliance and strength.
No specific site is named in this verse; it conveys a general Mahātmya theme of tapas within a tīrtha-centered chapter.
Continuity in vrata and tapas is emphasized rather than a particular ritual.