Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
तं दृष्ट्वा दूरतो देवा द्वितीयमिव भास्करम् । ज्वलज्ज्वलनसंकाशैरंगैः सर्वत्रसोज्ज्वलम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrato devā dvitīyamiva bhāskaram | jvalajjvalanasaṃkāśairaṃgaiḥ sarvatrasojjvalam
Seeing him from afar, the gods deemed him like a second sun—his limbs like blazing fire, radiant everywhere.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas gaze from afar at a tapasvin whose body shines like a second sun; limbs appear like tongues of flame, illuminating the surroundings of Kāśī.
FAQs
Intense tapas manifests as tejas—spiritual radiance recognized even by the gods.
The scene unfolds within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, where austerity and Śiva-upāsanā are especially efficacious.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse describes the visible fruit of sustained japa/tapas—radiant tejas.