Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
आदित्यस्य हि तद्रूपं मंडलस्य तु तेजसा । गात्रेषु परिदध्यौ वै नातिकांतमिवाभवत्
ādityasya hi tadrūpaṃ maṃḍalasya tu tejasā | gātreṣu paridadhyau vai nātikāṃtamivābhavat
Cette forme, par l’éclat brûlant du disque solaire, se posa sur ses membres ; et elle parut comme n’étant plus excessivement agréable à contempler, dominée par cette vive splendeur.
Gaṇas (continued explanation)
Tirtha: Sūrya-maṇḍala (as cosmic ‘tirtha’ of tejas)
Type: peak
Listener: Dvijavarya (within Agastya→Lopāmudrā frame)
Scene: A solar-disc radiance pours onto Saṃjñā’s limbs like a mantle of light; her features are partially veiled by brilliance, making her appear less ‘pleasant’ in ordinary terms due to dazzling tejas.
FAQs
Divine tejas is transformative and overpowering; spiritual power must be approached with preparedness and balance.
The verse continues the Saura-centered sacred account that frames the radiance of the Sun and the realm associated with it.
None explicitly; the focus is doctrinal—describing the effect of solar tejas.