Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
स्तुत्वेति तां स्मरहरार्धशरीरशोभां श्रीमंगलाष्टक महास्तवनेन भानुः । देवीं च देवमसकृत्परितः प्रणम्य तूष्णीं बभूव सविता शिवयोः पुरस्तात्
stutveti tāṃ smaraharārdhaśarīraśobhāṃ śrīmaṃgalāṣṭaka mahāstavanena bhānuḥ | devīṃ ca devamasakṛtparitaḥ praṇamya tūṣṇīṃ babhūva savitā śivayoḥ purastāt
Having praised her—she who shines as the half-body of Smara-hara (Śiva)—with the great hymn called the auspicious Maṅgalāṣṭaka, Bhānu (the Sun) repeatedly bowed all around to the Goddess and the God, and then stood silent before Śiva and Śivā.
Narrator (contextual: Skanda in Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Maṅgalāgaurī / Śiva-Śivā darśana in Kāśī
Type: temple
Scene: Sūrya (Bhānu) stands before Śiva and Śivā, having just completed a grand hymn; he is shown circumambulating with folded hands, then pausing in profound silence, while the divine couple radiate calm splendor.
FAQs
Even cosmic powers like the Sun attain fulfillment through humble praise and repeated obeisance to Śiva-Śakti.
The episode belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting, reinforcing Kāśī as a stage for Śiva-Śakti’s grace and stotra power.
Recitation/praise through the Maṅgalāṣṭaka stotra and repeated praṇāma (prostration).