Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
त्रिलोकीमंडपस्तंभ सन्निभोभाभिरावृतः । अतुलं ज्योतिषां राशिं तुलया तुलयन्निव
trilokīmaṃḍapastaṃbha sannibhobhābhirāvṛtaḥ | atulaṃ jyotiṣāṃ rāśiṃ tulayā tulayanniva
وہ تینوں لوکوں کے منڈپ کے ستون کی مانند دکھائی دیتا ہے، نور میں ڈھکا ہوا—گویا ترازو سے آسمانی انوار کے بےپایاں انبار کو تول رہا ہو۔
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.