Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
यथा कदंबकुसुमं किंजल्कैः सर्वतोवृतम् । देदीप्यमानं हि तथा समंताद्भानुभानुभिः
yathā kadaṃbakusumaṃ kiṃjalkaiḥ sarvatovṛtam | dedīpyamānaṃ hi tathā samaṃtādbhānubhānubhiḥ
正如迦檀婆花被四周花丝所环绕而熠熠生辉；同样地，它也在四方以一重又一重的光芒之射线炽然照耀。
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Sūryaloka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of sages/dvija (contextual)
Scene: A blazing solar expanse filled with concentric rays, like a kadamba flower whose filaments encircle the bloom—light upon light, forming a radiant mandala that overwhelms the eye yet remains harmoniously patterned.
FAQs
Divine realms are portrayed as suffused with overwhelming brilliance, inviting contemplation of cosmic order and sacred splendor.
No earthly tīrtha is named; the verse is an image of celestial radiance associated with the Sun’s realm.
None; it is descriptive (stuti-like) imagery.