Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
उकारमथ तस्याग्रे रजोरूपं यजुर्जनिम् । विधातारं समस्तस्य स्वाकारमिव बिंबितम्
ukāramatha tasyāgre rajorūpaṃ yajurjanim | vidhātāraṃ samastasya svākāramiva biṃbitam
அடுத்ததாக அவர் முன்னே ‘உ’காரம் தோன்றியது—ரஜஸின் வடிவம், யஜுர்வேதத்தின் தோற்றக் காரணம்; அனைத்தின் விதாதா, தன் உருவமே பிரதிபலித்ததுபோல்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ‘U’ syllable appears before Brahmā as a vibrant, reddish-golden form; Yajurvedic ritual symbols—ladle, altar lines, fire—faintly surround it; it reflects Brahmā’s own form as if in a shining mirror.
FAQs
The ‘U’ aspect of Praṇava is linked with dynamic rajas and ordering power—creation’s active structuring principle.
Kāśī is the textual setting; its Māhātmya conveys the Praṇava as a key to understanding cosmic functions.
None explicitly; it provides a symbolic-theological correspondence (U ↔ rajas ↔ Yajur).