Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
द्वे कोट्यौ च जनो यत्र निवसंति चतुःसनाः । चतुर्भिश्चापि कोटीभिस्तपोलोकस्ततः स्मॉतः
dve koṭyau ca jano yatra nivasaṃti catuḥsanāḥ | caturbhiścāpi koṭībhistapolokastataḥ smaॉtaḥ
ಎರಡು ಕೋಟಿಗಳ ಪರಿಮಾಣದ ಜನೋಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಚತುಃಸನರು—ನಾಲ್ಕು ಕುಮಾರರು—ನಿವಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅದರ ನಂತರ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಕೋಟಿಗಳ ಪರಿಮಾಣದ ತಪೋಲೋಕವೆಂದು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Janaloka / Tapoloka (cosmic regions)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Janaloka as a luminous hermitage-realm where the Four Kumāras dwell as youthful sages; beyond, Tapoloka as a radiant austerity-field.
FAQs
It associates higher realms with renunciation and tapas, presenting ascetic purity as a cosmic principle.
No earthly tīrtha is named; the verse praises the supramundane abodes of sages.
No explicit rite is prescribed; Tapoloka is referenced as the realm of austerity.