Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
वह्निस्तेजोमयं दिव्यमजिनं प्रददौ स्थितः । एवं विभूषितः सर्वैर्भृत्यैरीशो बभौ भृशम्
vahnistejomayaṃ divyamajinaṃ pradadau sthitaḥ | evaṃ vibhūṣitaḥ sarvairbhṛtyairīśo babhau bhṛśam
Si Agni, na nakatayo sa tabi, ay naghandog ng maningning na banal na balat na yari sa dalisay na ningning. Sa gayong pag-aayos ng lahat ng kanyang mga lingkod, ang Panginoon ay lalo pang nagliwanag nang labis.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Agni, personified, stands near Śiva and offers a radiant, divine hide/skin shimmering with pure tejas; Śiva, adorned by attendants, shines intensely.
FAQs
When the cosmos serves the Supreme, His glory becomes manifest—divine radiance is both the offering and the result of devotion.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a praise-scene centered on Śiva’s resplendence.
None; it narrates a symbolic offering (upacāra) by Agni.