Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 177
रथमारुह्य समावयवं रुचिरविकलितदिव्यहयम् । सततमरिबले भगवंश्चरसि जगद्धितबद्धरसः
rathamāruhya samāvayavaṃ ruciravikalitadivyahayam | satatamaribale bhagavaṃścarasi jagaddhitabaddharasaḥ
সুসমঞ্জস অঙ্গযুক্ত রথে আরূঢ় হয়ে, মনোহর ও অক্লান্ত দিব্য অশ্বসমেত, হে ভগবান, তুমি নিরন্তর বিচরণ কর—শত্রুবল দমন করে, জগতের হিতেই আসক্ত।
Unspecified within snippet (Sūrya-stuti in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (yātrā/parikramā frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya rides a radiant chariot with divine horses, moving across the sky; below, pilgrims walk a coastal circuit, mirroring the cosmic journey; hostile forces scatter before the light.
FAQs
Sūrya’s ceaseless movement is portrayed as protective and benevolent—an eternal service to jagat-hita (the good of the world).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the textual setting; the stotra’s merit is framed by the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual; the verse functions as devotional visualization of Sūrya’s chariot and protective power.