Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्यापि तपसो राशेः कालेन महतानघ । पुत्रोऽथ मानसो जातः साक्षाद्ब्रह्मेव चापरः
tasyāpi tapaso rāśeḥ kālena mahatānagha | putro'tha mānaso jātaḥ sākṣādbrahmeva cāparaḥ
Wahai yang tidak bernoda, daripada himpunan tapa itu, setelah berlalu masa yang amat panjang, lahirlah seorang putera mānasa—seolah-olah Brahmā sendiri muncul sebagai yang lain.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Karañjeśvara (legendary frame continues)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A luminous ascetic scene: Marīci in deep meditation, surrounded by an aura formed from accumulated tapas; from that radiance, a mind-born son appears—depicted as ‘another Brahmā’, with a subtle four-faced or Brahmā-like splendor (without fully duplicating iconography), emphasizing spiritual potency.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a generative spiritual force—capable of producing exalted beings and sustaining dharma across ages.
Not named in this verse; it supports the backstory for a Revā Khaṇḍa tirtha-mahātmya narrative.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on long-term austerity as the cause of extraordinary attainment.