Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100
अर्चितः सविता दत्ते सुतान्पशुव सूनि च । व्याधीन्हरेद्ददात्यायुः पूरयेद्वांछितान्यपि
arcitaḥ savitā datte sutānpaśuva sūni ca | vyādhīnhareddadātyāyuḥ pūrayedvāṃchitānyapi
إذا عُبِدَ سافيتْرِ (الشمس) على الوجه اللائق، منح الأبناء وزيادة الماشية والذرية. يزيل الأمراض، ويهب طول العمر، ويُتمّ حتى الرغبات المحبوبة.
Vyāsa (deduced from immediate narrative context of Dharmāraṇya instructions)
Scene: A householder or pilgrim stands facing the rising Sun, offering arghya; behind him are symbols of prosperity—cows, children, and a healed body—signifying disease removed and life prolonged.
FAQs
Reverent daily worship of the Sun is upheld as a dharmic discipline that purifies life and yields both worldly welfare and protective grace.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes universal nityakarma within the Dharmāraṇya context.
Sūrya-arcana (worship of Savitṛ), implying regular devotional honoring with standard offerings and reverence.