Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
सूर्योदयात्प्रवर्तंते यज्ञाद्याः सकलाः क्रियाः । ताभिर्यज्ञभुजांतृप्तिः सविता तत्र कारणम्
sūryodayātpravartaṃte yajñādyāḥ sakalāḥ kriyāḥ | tābhiryajñabhujāṃtṛptiḥ savitā tatra kāraṇam
منذ طلوع الشمس تنطلق جميع الأعمال، وعلى رأسها اليَجْنَة وسائر الطقوس. وبتلك الشعائر يرضى مُتلقّو القربان؛ وفي ذلك يكون سافيتṛ (الشمس) هو السبب الحاسم.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: At dawn, the Sun rises over the Gaṅgā at Kāśī; priests begin yajña and morning rites, while devas receive oblations—Savitṛ depicted as the hidden mover of all activity.
FAQs
Dharma and ritual life are anchored in sacred time; the Sun enables and legitimizes the rhythm of righteous action.
The broader teaching belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Varanasi/Kashi), framing cosmic order as part of Kāśī’s sacred worldview, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.
That yajña and allied rites are to be undertaken from sunrise onward—highlighting sunrise as the proper ritual commencement.