Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
मयूखा एव दृश्यंते तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधोपि च । आदित्यस्य न चादित्यो नीपपुष्पस्थितेरिव
mayūkhā eva dṛśyaṃte tiryagūrdhvamadhopi ca | ādityasya na cādityo nīpapuṣpasthiteriva
Sólo se veían los rayos, en horizontal, hacia arriba y también hacia abajo; pero del Sol mismo no se veía el Sol, como una flor de nīpa oculta en su propio asiento.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Listener: Sages (frame) / ‘muni’ addressed
Scene: A sky saturated with rays in all directions; the solar disc itself is absent, like a flower concealed within foliage—only its presence is known by what it emits.
FAQs
Often the effects of divine power are visible while its true source remains beyond ordinary sight—inviting humility and contemplation.
No named tīrtha in this verse; it contributes to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred-cosmological atmosphere.
None; the verse is a descriptive simile about visibility of rays versus the solar orb.