Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
तेजस्त्वभ्यधिकं तस्य साऽसहिष्णुर्विवस्वतः । येनातितापयामास त्रैलोक्यं तिग्मरश्मिभृत्
tejastvabhyadhikaṃ tasya sā'sahiṣṇurvivasvataḥ | yenātitāpayāmāsa trailokyaṃ tigmaraśmibhṛt
அவனுடைய ஒளி மிக மிக அதிகம்; விவஸ்வானின் எரியுருவை அவள் தாங்க இயலவில்லை—கூரிய கதிர்களை உடையவன் மூன்று உலகங்களையும் சுட்டெரித்தான்.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: Vivasvān appears as a blazing orb-bodied deity with sharp rays extending outward, the three worlds shown as layered realms being scorched; Saṃjñā recoils, shielding her face.
FAQs
Even divine powers require balance; unchecked intensity, though sacred, can become unbearable without moderation and dharmic measure.
The verse occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī framework, but it does not directly praise a named tīrtha.
None in this verse.