Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104
समीपस्था तदा देवी संज्ञाया वाक्यतत्परा । तस्यां च भगवान्सूर्यो द्वितीयायां दिवस्पतिः
samīpasthā tadā devī saṃjñāyā vākyatatparā | tasyāṃ ca bhagavānsūryo dvitīyāyāṃ divaspatiḥ
Da blieb die Göttin Chāyā in der Nähe, ganz auf Saṃjñās Worte bedacht. Und in ihr—der Zweiten—führte der selige Sūrya, Herr des Tages, sein Leben als Gatte fort.
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Scene: Chāyā, a dusky, shadow-like goddess, stands close to radiant Sūrya, attentive and obedient to Saṃjñā’s prior words; Sūrya accepts her as the ‘second’ consort, maintaining the household’s rhythm amid blazing light.
FAQs
The Purāṇa portrays how actions and substitutions (Chāyā) can sustain worldly order while deeper issues are addressed through tapas.
The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya but focuses on the Saṃjñā–Chāyā–Sūrya episode rather than a pilgrimage act.
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