दुर्लभा भक्तिः सूर्ये वा दुर्लभं तस्य चार्चनम् । दानं च दुर्लभं तस्मै ततो होमश्च दुर्लभः
durlabhā bhaktiḥ sūrye vā durlabhaṃ tasya cārcanam | dānaṃ ca durlabhaṃ tasmai tato homaśca durlabhaḥ
نادرةٌ هي البهاكتي لسوريَـا، ونادرٌ كذلك عبادته. ونادرٌ العطاءُ الموقوف له، وأندرُ من ذلك إقامةُ الهُوما، قربان النار له.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A four-panel visual: (1) devotee in meditation (bhakti), (2) offering flowers at Sūrya altar (arcana), (3) giving alms (dāna), (4) tending a small sacred fire (homa) under the sun—each labeled ‘durlabha’.
True devotion expressed through worship, charity, and homa is uncommon; the verse urges valuing and undertaking these higher disciplines.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse discusses devotional and ritual rarity in general.
Arcana (formal worship), dāna (charity), and homa (fire-offering) dedicated to Sūrya.