Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततः स प्रेषितस्ते न भास्करस्तीक्ष्णदीधितिः । स्वं स्थानं प्रययौ हृष्टस्तमामंत्र्य मुनीश्वरम्
tataḥ sa preṣitaste na bhāskarastīkṣṇadīdhitiḥ | svaṃ sthānaṃ prayayau hṛṣṭastamāmaṃtrya munīśvaram
ثم إنَّ بهاسكارا، ذا الأشعّة الحادّة المتلألئة، لمّا أذنتَ له بالانصراف، عادَ فرِحًا إلى مقامِه، بعد أن استأذن وودّعَ سيّدَ الحكماءِ من الرُّهّاب.
Narrator (within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Bhāskara, sharp-rayed and radiant, joyfully departs to his own station after respectfully taking leave of the sage-lord.
FAQs
Respect for dharmic counsel: even cosmic forces align themselves when guided by realized sages.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the wider māhātmya context through an exemplary sacred-history episode.
None; the verse is narrative, describing Sūrya’s return and reverence to Agastya.