Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
रूपवंतमधीयानमेकमेकांतचारिणम् । तस्य वै तपसा वीर तद्वनं तेजसावृतम्
rūpavaṃtamadhīyānamekamekāṃtacāriṇam | tasya vai tapasā vīra tadvanaṃ tejasāvṛtam
“तो रूपवान, अध्ययनरत, एकाकी व एकांतचारी होता. हे वीर, त्याच्या तपामुळे ते वन तेजाने आच्छादित झाले होते।”
Varcā (Apsaras)
Tirtha: Devarāṇya (tapas-kṣetra within it)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A handsome solitary brāhmaṇa, absorbed in study, moves alone in seclusion; his austerity wraps the forest in a luminous aura, as if the grove itself is glowing.
FAQs
Tapas and svādhyāya (sacred study) generate tejas—transforming not only the practitioner but also the surrounding environment.
The verse praises a forest sanctified by austerity, but does not provide a named tīrtha in this snippet.
Implied practice: svādhyāya (Vedic recitation/study) and tapas in seclusion; no explicit injunction is stated.