Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
प्रादुर्बभूव यल्लिंगाज्ज्योतिर्जटिलितांबरम् । तत्र ज्योतिषि सा बाला ज्योतिर्मय्यपि साप्यभूत्
prādurbabhūva yalliṃgājjyotirjaṭilitāṃbaram | tatra jyotiṣi sā bālā jyotirmayyapi sāpyabhūt
அந்த லிங்கத்திலிருந்து, ஆகாயமே ஒளியால் பின்னப்பட்டதுபோலத் தோன்றும் தெய்வீக ஜோதி வெளிப்பட்டது. அந்த ஜோதிக்குள் அந்தப் பாலிகையும் ஜோதிமயமாக ஆனாள்.
Skanda
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śiva-liṅga erupts with a column-like radiance; the sky itself appears woven with light; within the luminous field a young maiden’s form dissolves into pure brilliance, becoming a figure of light.
FAQs
Śiva is revealed as pure light, and liberation is depicted as becoming luminous—merging into that divine radiance.
Kāśī, focusing on the liṅga from which the jyoti-manifestation arises (Oṃkāra-associated shrine in this chapter).
No direct prescription; it narrates the theophany (jyoti appearance) and its salvific effect.