Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
तपस्तेजोभिरुद्यद्भिः परितः परिधीकृतम् । भानुमंतमिवाकाशे सुनीले स्वेन तेजसा
tapastejobhirudyadbhiḥ paritaḥ paridhīkṛtam | bhānumaṃtamivākāśe sunīle svena tejasā
ତପସ୍ୟାଜନିତ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ତେଜରେ ସେ ସବୁଦିଗରୁ ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ—ଗାଢ଼ ନୀଳ ଆକାଶରେ ନିଜ ପ୍ରଭାମଣ୍ଡଳରେ ଘେରା ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପରି।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tapasvin stands encircled by a rising aura of austerity, compared to the sun suspended in a deep-blue sky, ringed by its own splendor.
FAQs
Tapas is transformative; disciplined practice generates tejas (spiritual radiance) that naturally surrounds the practitioner.
Kāśī is the narrative setting; the verse contributes to Kāśī’s Mahātmya by portraying sanctified austerity within its sacred sphere.
None explicitly; the focus is on the fruit/sign of tapas—manifest tejas.