Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
विवस्वंतमिवात्यंतं घनदोषतमोनुदम् । शशांकमिव निःशंकमवदातगुणोदयम्
vivasvaṃtamivātyaṃtaṃ ghanadoṣatamonudam | śaśāṃkamiva niḥśaṃkamavadātaguṇodayam
स घनदोषतमोनुदं विवस्वन्तमिवात्यन्तं, निःशङ्कं शशाङ्कमिव, अवदातगुणोदयप्रकाशकं बभौ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A luminous sage whose aura suggests both sunlike brilliance and moonlike calm; the surrounding space seems cleared of shadow, symbolizing the removal of moral darkness.
FAQs
True holiness illuminates: it removes inner darkness (doṣa-tamas) and inspires fearless clarity through pure virtues.
None; the verse glorifies the spiritual radiance of the sage rather than a geographical tīrtha.
None; it is devotional praise through imagery (sun and moon) to establish the sage’s authority.