Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
विद्युत्कोटिसमाभास मुकुटेनातिशोभिता । सूर्यबिंबप्रभाभ्यां च कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषिता
vidyutkoṭisamābhāsa mukuṭenātiśobhitā | sūryabiṃbaprabhābhyāṃ ca kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vibhūṣitā
कोट्यवधी विजेच्या तेजासारख्या मुकुटाने ती अत्यंत शोभून दिसत होती आणि सूर्यबिंबासारखी प्रभा असलेल्या दोन कुंडलांनी विभूषित होती।
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; typically Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: Close-up iconographic focus: Devī’s crown blazing like countless lightning flashes; earrings shining like twin suns, flooding the scene with brilliance.
FAQs
Divine presence is portrayed as overwhelming tejas (splendor), reinforcing awe and devotion toward the Goddess.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on the Goddess’s manifest form and ornaments.
None; it is a descriptive (darśana) verse within the narrative.