Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
पूजयेद्विधिना येन भास्करं पद्मसंभवम् । मूर्त्तिस्थं सर्वगं देवं तन्मे कथय शंकर
pūjayedvidhinā yena bhāskaraṃ padmasaṃbhavam | mūrttisthaṃ sarvagaṃ devaṃ tanme kathaya śaṃkara
«حدِّثني يا شانكَرا عن الإجراء القويم الذي به تُقام عبادةُ بهاسكَرا—المولود من اللوتس—الذي، وإن كان حاضراً في صورةٍ (مُورتي)، فهو الإلهُ الساري في كلِّ شيء.»
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī asks Śaṅkara for the detailed procedure to worship Bhāskara, described as lotus-born and all-pervading though installed in a form; the scene balances icon and cosmic radiance.
FAQs
The all-pervading deity can be approached through a consecrated form (mūrti) using scriptural procedure.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where prescribed worship practices are taught as part of its māhātmya.
A request for the exact vidhāna (step-by-step method) for Sūrya/Bhāskara pūjā.