Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
पूर्णे युगसहस्रेऽथ भित्त्वा पातालसप्तकम् । उदतिष्ठत्पुरोज्योतिर्विद्योतित हरिन्मुखम्
pūrṇe yugasahasre'tha bhittvā pātālasaptakam | udatiṣṭhatpurojyotirvidyotita harinmukham
फिर जब युगों के एक सहस्र पूर्ण हुए, तब सात पातालों को भेदकर सामने एक दिव्य ज्योति उदित हुई, जिसने विधाता ब्रह्मा के हरित मुख को प्रकाशित कर दिया।
Śiva (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Oṃkāra revelation-site in Ānandavana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: After a thousand yugas, a blazing column-like radiance rises before Brahmā, piercing the seven pātālas and flooding his greenish-hued face with light.
FAQs
Divine revelation is portrayed as an overwhelming jyotis (light) that transcends all realms, responding to sustained spiritual effort.
The setting remains Ānandavana/Kāśī, where the revelatory light appears to Brahmā.
No direct prescription; the verse describes the fruit of prolonged tapas culminating in revelation.