Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185
जगदुद्भासयन्भासा सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः । ततो निष्पत्य धरणीं हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः
jagadudbhāsayanbhāsā sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | tato niṣpatya dharaṇīṃ hṛṣṭaromāśrudgadaḥ
Illuminating the whole world with His radiance—splendor equal to ten million suns—he then sprang down to the earth, with hair standing on end, tears flowing, and voice choked with joy.
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.