Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
तपनस्तप्यतेत्यंतं दहनोपि च दह्यते । कंपंते सर्व तेजांसि दृष्ट्वा पातिव्रतं महः
tapanastapyatetyaṃtaṃ dahanopi ca dahyate | kaṃpaṃte sarva tejāṃsi dṛṣṭvā pātivrataṃ mahaḥ
The sun is scorched beyond measure, and even fire is burned; all powers of brilliance tremble on beholding the great radiance born of a wife’s faithful vow.
Yamadūtas (continued first-person context from prior verse; descriptive testimony)
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience
Scene: A vast aura rises from the pativratā—so intense that the sun seems dimmed and fire seems consumed; celestial lights tremble, and even the air quivers with her mahas.
FAQs
Spiritual ‘tejas’ generated by dharma is portrayed as surpassing even cosmic forces.
The shloka focuses on the mahimā of pativratā-dharma within Kāśī-khaṇḍa rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it is an exaltation of inner virtue and its metaphysical power.