Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
एतेषां तपसा चैतद्धार्यते भुवनत्रयम् । उत्पाद्य ब्रह्मणा पूर्वमेते प्रोक्ता महर्षयः
eteṣāṃ tapasā caitaddhāryate bhuvanatrayam | utpādya brahmaṇā pūrvamete proktā maharṣayaḥ
இம்மகாத்மர்களின் தவத்தால் இத்த்ரிபுவனம் தாங்கப்படுகிறது. முற்காலத்தில் பிரம்மா இவர்களைப் படைத்து ‘மஹரிஷிகள்’ என அறிவித்தார்।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated on a lotus, gestures in proclamation as a circle of newly created sages radiate ascetic brilliance; the triple world symbolically rests upon their tapas like a subtle cosmic pillar.
FAQs
Tapas is not merely personal discipline; it becomes a cosmic support that upholds the worlds when aligned with dharma.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī/Avimukta narrative frame, preparing for the Avimukta-kṣetra’s liṅga and tīrtha praises.
No specific rite is prescribed; austerity (tapas) is praised as the sustaining spiritual practice.