Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88
स्नापयेत्पयसा देवि आप्यायस्वेति मंत्रतः । दधिक्राव्णेति वै दध्ना स्नापयेद्विधिवद्रविम्
snāpayetpayasā devi āpyāyasveti maṃtrataḥ | dadhikrāvṇeti vai dadhnā snāpayedvidhivadravim
O Devī, man soll (die Sonne) mit Milch baden, indem man das Mantra «āpyāyasva…» rezitiert. Und mit Dickmilch, wahrlich, unter Rezitation von «dadhikrāvan…», soll man Ravi nach der Vorschrift baden.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Ravi-abhiṣeka sequence)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (female interlocutor addressed)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya icon receives a white stream of milk, then a thicker curd offering; vessels gleam, attendants hold cloth strainers and bowls; the scene conveys nourishment and sacred abundance.
FAQs
Offerings symbolizing nourishment and vitality (milk, curd) are sanctified through mantra and dharmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the authoritative locus for Sūrya worship instruction.
Perform milk abhiṣeka with ‘āpyāyasva…’ and curd abhiṣeka with ‘dadhikrāvan…’ for Ravi.