Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
त्रिलोकीमंडपस्तंभ सन्निभोभाभिरावृतः । अतुलं ज्योतिषां राशिं तुलया तुलयन्निव
trilokīmaṃḍapastaṃbha sannibhobhābhirāvṛtaḥ | atulaṃ jyotiṣāṃ rāśiṃ tulayā tulayanniva
เขาดูประหนึ่งเสาแห่งมณฑปของสามโลก ถูกห่อหุ้มด้วยรัศมี—ราวกับกำลังชั่งด้วยตาชั่งซึ่งกองแห่งแสงทิพย์อันหาประมาณมิได้
Narrator (descriptive continuation after Śivaśarman’s inquiry)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A towering radiant being stands like a pillar supporting the pavilion of the three worlds, wrapped in light; he seems to weigh an immeasurable heap of celestial luminaries on a cosmic balance.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray spiritual attainment with cosmic imagery, teaching that inner merit can manifest as world-supporting splendor.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as poetic description within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.