Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
सूर्योदये यस्तु समाहितः पठेत्स पुत्रलाभं धनरत्नसंचयान् । लभेत जातिस्मरतां सदा नरः स्मृतिं च मेधां च स विंदते पुमान्
sūryodaye yastu samāhitaḥ paṭhetsa putralābhaṃ dhanaratnasaṃcayān | labheta jātismaratāṃ sadā naraḥ smṛtiṃ ca medhāṃ ca sa viṃdate pumān
যিয়ে সূৰ্যোদয়ত মন একাগ্ৰ কৰি পাঠ কৰে, সিয়ে পুত্ৰলাভ আৰু ধন-ৰত্নৰ সঞ্চয় লাভ কৰে। সেই নৰে সদায় পূৰ্বজন্মস্মৃতি, আৰু স্মৃতি তথা মেধা লাভ কৰে।
Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context; likely Śiva to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages
Scene: At first light, a devotee stands or sits facing the eastern horizon, hands in añjali, reciting; the sun rises, illuminating a household scene symbolizing sons, wealth, and jewels; above, subtle imagery of past-life memories as faint vignettes in the rays.
FAQs
Disciplined dawn-practice (sunrise recitation) is portrayed as a dhārmic means to prosperity, clarity of mind, and higher spiritual memory.
The instruction belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, where Sūrya worship is praised as especially fruitful.
Recite at sūryodaya (sunrise) with samāhita-citta (focused mind).