Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
ततस्तेजश्च दिव्यं च तप्तपिण्डमनुत्तमम् । आकाशात्तु यथैवोल्का सृष्टिहेतोरधोमुखी
tatastejaśca divyaṃ ca taptapiṇḍamanuttamam | ākāśāttu yathaivolkā sṛṣṭihetoradhomukhī
Kemudian tampak suatu gumpalan tejas yang ilahi, menyala-nyala dan tiada bandingan; laksana meteor dari langit, menghala ke bawah sebagai sebab terjadinya ciptaan.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark, star-strewn sky splits as a molten, egg-like mass of divine radiance descends like a meteor, face-down, signaling the start of creation; below, a faint suggestion of waters/void awaiting form.
FAQs
The cosmos originates from divine tejas; sacred light becomes the organizing principle behind manifestation.
None directly; it supports the theological foundation for later tīrtha glorification.
None.