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
Tự phát quang, nó lấn át cả trăng, mặt trời và lửa. Bừng cháy trên tầng trời cao, dường như còn quở trách chính đấng Nhật Quang.
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.