Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
गायत्री च बृहत्युष्णिग्जगती त्रिष्टुवेव च । अनुष्टुप्पंक्तिरित्युक्ताश्छंदांसि हरयो रवेः
gāyatrī ca bṛhatyuṣṇigjagatī triṣṭuveva ca | anuṣṭuppaṃktirityuktāśchaṃdāṃsi harayo raveḥ
Gāyatrī, Bṛhatī, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭubh; dazu Anuṣṭubh und Paṅkti—dies sind die vedischen Metren, die als die „Rosse“ der Sonne verkündet werden, die ihren Glanz im geordneten Rhythmus heiliger Rede tragen.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: Seven radiant horses labeled: Gāyatrī, Bṛhatī, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭubh, Anuṣṭubh, Paṅkti—each horse with distinct aura pattern matching its metre; Sūrya’s tejas streams forward as syllabic waves.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld through sacred rhythm—Vedic chandas are portrayed as the Sun’s sustaining power, linking mantra, time, and dharma.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a cosmological teaching within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse supports mantra-oriented Sūrya-upāsanā by emphasizing chandas.