Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
एवं तस्या व्रतस्थाया जरा सम्यगुपस्थिता । तथापि तेजसो वृद्धिर्ववृधे तपसा कृता
evaṃ tasyā vratasthāyā jarā samyagupasthitā | tathāpi tejaso vṛddhirvavṛdhe tapasā kṛtā
یوں وہ ورت میں ثابت قدم رہی تو بڑھاپا بھی ٹھیک طرح اس پر آ پہنچا؛ پھر بھی تپسیا کے زور سے اس کا نور اور بڑھتا گیا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An aged yet radiant ascetic maiden: wrinkles and gray hair visible, but a bright aura surrounds her; she sits unwavering in meditation, the environment subtly illuminated by her tapas-born tejas.
FAQs
Physical aging is natural, yet tapas and steadfast vows can increase tejas—inner spiritual brilliance and strength.
No specific site is named in this verse; it conveys a general Mahātmya theme of tapas within a tīrtha-centered chapter.
Continuity in vrata and tapas is emphasized rather than a particular ritual.