Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
वह्निस्तेजोमयं दिव्यमजिनं प्रददौ स्थितः । एवं विभूषितः सर्वैर्भृत्यैरीशो बभौ भृशम्
vahnistejomayaṃ divyamajinaṃ pradadau sthitaḥ | evaṃ vibhūṣitaḥ sarvairbhṛtyairīśo babhau bhṛśam
ବହ୍ନି ସମୀପେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ହୋଇ ତେଜୋମୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅଜିନ ଅର୍ପଣ କଲେ। ଏଭଳି ସମସ୍ତ ଭୃତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବିଭୂଷିତ ହୋଇ ଈଶ୍ୱର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହେଲେ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Agni, personified, stands near Śiva and offers a radiant, divine hide/skin shimmering with pure tejas; Śiva, adorned by attendants, shines intensely.
FAQs
When the cosmos serves the Supreme, His glory becomes manifest—divine radiance is both the offering and the result of devotion.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a praise-scene centered on Śiva’s resplendence.
None; it narrates a symbolic offering (upacāra) by Agni.