Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
प्रादुरासीत्ततो ज्योतिरुभयोरंतरे महत् । पूरयन्निजया भासा द्यावाभूम्योर्यदंतरम्
prādurāsīttato jyotirubhayoraṃtare mahat | pūrayannijayā bhāsā dyāvābhūmyoryadaṃtaram
Alors une Lumière immense se manifesta entre eux deux, et de son propre éclat elle emplit tout l’espace entre le ciel et la terre.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/saints (frame audience)
Scene: A boundless column/circle of divine light suddenly manifests between two cosmic poles, saturating the space between heaven and earth with radiance; surrounding figures are dwarfed, faces lit by the glow.
FAQs
The Supreme reveals itself as all-pervading Light, transcending the limits of heaven and earth.
The broader narrative belongs to Kāśī-māhātmya (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī), where Śiva’s supremacy and presence are celebrated.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse focuses on the theophany of divine Light.