Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
ततः पंचदशे वर्षे संप्राप्ते भगवान्रविः । वटवृक्षं समाश्रित्य समीपस्थमुवाच तम्
tataḥ paṃcadaśe varṣe saṃprāpte bhagavānraviḥ | vaṭavṛkṣaṃ samāśritya samīpasthamuvāca tam
তারপর পঞ্চদশ বর্ষ পূর্ণ হলে ভগবান রবি প্রকাশিত হলেন; বটবৃক্ষের নিকটে অবস্থান করে, কাছে দাঁড়ানো সেই সাধককে বললেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; specific speaker not stated in the snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: After fifteen years, a radiant Sūrya manifests in anthropomorphic form beside the banyan, halo blazing; Gālava stands nearby, astonished yet composed, ready to receive words.
FAQs
Long, steady discipline bears fruit: the deity personally grants darśana and guidance when devotion is sustained without wavering.
A vaṭa-associated kṣetra within Nāgarakhaṇḍa is implied; the verse does not supply a place-name.
No new prescription; it records the fruition of prior worship—Sūrya’s appearance and direct speech.