Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
ततस्तेजश्च दिव्यं च तप्तपिण्डमनुत्तमम् । आकाशात्तु यथैवोल्का सृष्टिहेतोरधोमुखी
tatastejaśca divyaṃ ca taptapiṇḍamanuttamam | ākāśāttu yathaivolkā sṛṣṭihetoradhomukhī
پھر ایک الٰہی اور بے مثال دہکتا ہوا تَیجس کا پِنڈ ظاہر ہوا؛ آسمان سے شہابِ ثاقب کی مانند، سِرشٹی کے سبب کے طور پر نیچے کی سمت رُخ کیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark, star-strewn sky splits as a molten, egg-like mass of divine radiance descends like a meteor, face-down, signaling the start of creation; below, a faint suggestion of waters/void awaiting form.
FAQs
The cosmos originates from divine tejas; sacred light becomes the organizing principle behind manifestation.
None directly; it supports the theological foundation for later tīrtha glorification.
None.