Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
ततस्तस्या ददौ सूर्यो लघिमा नाम शोभनाम् । विद्यां हि तत्प्रभावाय सुतुष्टेनांतरात्मना
tatastasyā dadau sūryo laghimā nāma śobhanām | vidyāṃ hi tatprabhāvāya sutuṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Darauf verlieh Sūrya, innerlich wohlgefällig, ihm die herrliche Vidyā namens Laghimā, damit sich jene Kraft offenbare.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya, radiant and golden, bestows a luminous ‘Laghimā’ vidyā upon a reverent brāhmaṇa-sage; rays descend like threads of light, signifying empowerment.
FAQs
When devotion and intention are pure, the deity grants empowering knowledge (vidyā) that enables higher attainment.
The empowerment occurs within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting connected to Sūrya; the verse itself focuses on the boon rather than naming the site.
None directly; it narrates the granting of a vidyā/siddhi as a fruit of divine favor.