Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
ततस्तेजश्च दिव्यं च तप्तपिण्डमनुत्तमम् । आकाशात्तु यथैवोल्का सृष्टिहेतोरधोमुखी
tatastejaśca divyaṃ ca taptapiṇḍamanuttamam | ākāśāttu yathaivolkā sṛṣṭihetoradhomukhī
அதன்பின் தெய்வீகமும் ஒப்பற்றதுமான எரியும் தேஜஸின் பிண்டம் தோன்றியது—ஆகாயத்திலிருந்து உல்கை சிருஷ்டி-ஹேதுவாய் கீழ்நோக்கி விழுவது போல।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark, star-strewn sky splits as a molten, egg-like mass of divine radiance descends like a meteor, face-down, signaling the start of creation; below, a faint suggestion of waters/void awaiting form.
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The cosmos originates from divine tejas; sacred light becomes the organizing principle behind manifestation.
None directly; it supports the theological foundation for later tīrtha glorification.
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