Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तस्यवै महसां राशेस्तपोराशेस्तपोर्चिषाम् । चकंपे साध्वसात्तीव्रा त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
tasyavai mahasāṃ rāśestaporāśestaporciṣām | cakaṃpe sādhvasāttīvrā trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
Daripada timbunan kemuliaan itu—timbunan tapa dan nyala berapi tapa—tiga loka, bersama segala yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak, menggigil dalam ketakutan yang amat dahsyat.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Listener: Sages (frame) / ‘muni’ addressed
Scene: A towering heap of fiery radiance born of tapas; the cosmos—moving and unmoving—quivers as if the very ground and heavens shudder.
FAQs
Tapas is a real power in Purāṇic thought—capable of shaking worlds—hence it must align with dharma and divine will.
No specific site is named; the verse supports the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative by portraying cosmic stakes.
None explicitly; tapas is described as an accumulated force.