Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
विबुद्धस्त्वथ सप्तम्यां भक्त्या भानुं समर्चयेत् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत्
vibuddhastvatha saptamyāṃ bhaktyā bhānuṃ samarcayet | brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet
ثم في اليوم القمري السابع، إذا نهض عند الفجر، فليعبد بهاكتي «بهانو» (الشمس)؛ وليُطعم البراهمة بإخلاص، وليترك الخداع والبخل فيما يتعلق بالمال.
Skanda (deduced, continuing the Māgha vrata procedure)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-upāsanā context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn on Saptamī, a devotee faces the rising sun near the Prabhāsa shore/temple precinct, offering arghya and flowers; nearby, brāhmaṇas are respectfully seated for bhojana; the devotee’s open-handed giving contrasts with the admonition against stinginess.
FAQs
Devotion is completed by generosity—true worship includes ethical giving and hospitality, not merely ritual.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship context within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
On Saptamī: awaken early, worship the Sun with bhakti, feed Brāhmaṇas, and avoid miserliness or deceit in charity.