Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
अग्निवेश्योऽभ्यगात्तस्या व्योमन्युपपदं त्वरन् । तिष्ठतिष्ठेति मामुक्त्वा संस्तभ्य तपसा गतिम्
agniveśyo'bhyagāttasyā vyomanyupapadaṃ tvaran | tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti māmuktvā saṃstabhya tapasā gatim
அப்போது அக்னிவேஷ்யர் விரைந்து வான்வழியாகச் சென்று அவளை அணுகினார். என்னிடம் “நில், நில்” என்று கூறி, தவவலத்தால் என் இயக்கத்தைத் தடுத்தார்।
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame, typically Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: Agniveśya, radiant with ascetic power, rushes through the sky, catches up to the vimāna, and commands ‘Stop!’; the captor’s motion freezes as if bound by invisible force.
FAQs
Tapas (austerity) is portrayed as a real spiritual force that can restrain and redirect unrighteous action.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it advances a Kaumārikā Khaṇḍa narrative about dharma and consequence.
None; the verse emphasizes tapas as spiritual power rather than a specific rite.