Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
वसन्ते कपिलः सूर्यो ग्रीष्मे काञ्चनसप्रभः । श्वेतवर्णश्च वर्षासु पांडुः शरदि भास्करः
vasante kapilaḥ sūryo grīṣme kāñcanasaprabhaḥ | śvetavarṇaśca varṣāsu pāṃḍuḥ śaradi bhāskaraḥ
في الربيع يكون الشمسُ ذا لونٍ قمحيّ؛ وفي الصيف يسطع ببريقٍ ذهبيّ؛ وفي موسم الأمطار يبدو أبيضَ اللون؛ وفي الخريف يتجلّى بهاسكارا بضياءٍ شاحبٍ مشرق.
Skanda (deduced, descriptive stuti in Prabhāsa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of sages/devotees (contextual)
Scene: A six-panel seasonal mandala around Sūrya: spring tawny, summer golden, monsoon white, autumn pale-bright—each with corresponding sky, flora, and light quality; Prabhāsa shoreline/temple silhouettes in the distance.
FAQs
The deity is experienced through time and nature; Sūrya’s seasonal manifestations reveal cosmic rhythm worthy of contemplation and worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra contextually, through continued praise of Bhāskara worship central to this chapter.
No explicit ritual; the verse provides contemplative description (stuti) of the Sun’s seasonal appearances.