Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
अति चन्द्रं च सूर्य्यं च शिखिनं च स्वयंप्रभा । दीप्यते नाकपृष्ठस्था भर्त्सयंतीव भास्करम्
ati candraṃ ca sūryyaṃ ca śikhinaṃ ca svayaṃprabhā | dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhartsayaṃtīva bhāskaram
وہ خود روشن تھی؛ چاند، سورج اور آگ سے بھی بڑھ کر چمکی۔ آسمان کی بلندیوں پر دہکتی ہوئی، گویا خود بھاسکر کو بھی ملامت کر رہی ہو۔
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (celestial sabhā locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A blazing, self-luminous celestial structure poised on the ‘back of heaven,’ its radiance washing out the sun’s disc; moon and fire appear dim by comparison, as if the sun is being rebuked by a higher light.
FAQs
Divine brilliance surpasses all created lights, pointing to a transcendental source beyond sun, moon, and fire.
None; it is celestial description serving the narrative frame.
None.