Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
दीप्यमानशिखा विप्रा दिव्यरूपा मनोरमा । तदद्भुतं महद्दृष्ट्वा कुंतीपुत्रो धनंजयः
dīpyamānaśikhā viprā divyarūpā manoramā | tadadbhutaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā kuṃtīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ
ज्वलंत शिखेसारखी तेजस्विनी, दिव्यरूपा व मनोहर अशी ती विप्रा पाहून, ते महान् अद्भुत दृश्य पाहता कुंतीपुत्र धनंजय विस्मित झाला।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: ghat
Scene: A flame-like aura crowns the woman; her ornaments catch light; Arjuna’s face shows astonishment; the river reflects her radiance like molten gold on water.
FAQs
Divine reality can appear in extraordinary forms; the dhārmic seeker should respond with alert reverence rather than fear or distraction.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative prelude within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s sacred-topography framework.
None in this verse; it describes a divine encounter and Arjuna’s perception.