Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ध्रुवादूर्ध्वमसूर्यं चाप्यनक्षत्रमतारकम् । स्वतेजसा स्वशक्त्या चाधिष्ठितास्ते हि नित्यदा
dhruvādūrdhvamasūryaṃ cāpyanakṣatramatārakam | svatejasā svaśaktyā cādhiṣṭhitāste hi nityadā
ध्रुव के ऊपर न सूर्य है, न नक्षत्र, न तारा। तथापि वे लोक अपने ही तेज और अपनी ही शक्ति से सदा अधिष्ठित और धारित रहते हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention
Tirtha: Ūrdhva-Dhruva region (trans-astral kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A silent, dark-yet-luminous expanse above Dhruva: no sun or stars, only a subtle radiance emanating from the realm itself; Dhruva below as a single anchor-point fading into transcendence.
FAQs
Beyond visible lights lies a subtler order; the Purāṇa points to realities sustained by inner power, inviting contemplative insight.
No; this is a cosmological statement rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.