तपोविद्यासमिद्दीप्ते हुतं विप्रास्य पावके । तारयेद्विघ्नसंघेभ्यः पापाब्धेरपि दुस्तरात्
tapovidyāsamiddīpte hutaṃ viprāsya pāvake | tārayedvighnasaṃghebhyaḥ pāpābdherapi dustarāt
తపస్సు, విద్యలతో దగ్ధంగా ప్రకాశించే బ్రాహ్మణుని అగ్నిలో అర్పించిన హవనం, విఘ్నసమూహాలనుండి మరియు దాటలేని పాపసముద్రం నుండికూడా దాటిస్తుంది.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A radiant brāhmaṇa-sage, surrounded by a subtle aura of firelight, receives offerings; the flames appear as spiritual brilliance; behind, a symbolic ocean of darkness (sin) is crossed by a luminous bridge of fire.
Supporting a brāhmaṇa endowed with tapas and vidyā is portrayed as a powerful purifier that removes obstacles and sins.
The teaching belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī context, where meritorious acts are celebrated as especially liberating.
Homa/oblation—making a huta (offering) into the purifying fire associated with a learned, austere brāhmaṇa.