Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
यथायथा तपोवृद्धिस्तस्याः सञ्जायते द्विजाः । तथा रूपं च कांतिश्च शरीरे प्रतिवर्धते
yathāyathā tapovṛddhistasyāḥ sañjāyate dvijāḥ | tathā rūpaṃ ca kāṃtiśca śarīre prativardhate
Wahai kaum dua-kali lahir, sebagaimana tapa baginda semakin bertambah, demikian pula rupa dan seri pada tubuhnya kian berkembang.
Sūta (deduced from adhyāya context)
Type: peak
Listener: Dvijāḥ (explicitly addressed: ‘O twice-born ones’)
Scene: The maiden’s body subtly transforms: a luminous aura intensifies, skin gleams, eyes shine; the forested peak seems to brighten around her, suggesting tapas-tejas affecting the environment.
FAQs
Tapas refines the person; spiritual discipline is portrayed as producing inner and outer luminosity (kānti).
This verse describes the effect of tapas within the ongoing tīrtha-narrative; it does not name a particular tīrtha by itself.
No specific rite is listed; the emphasis is on sustained tapas/vow-observance as a dharmic practice.