Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
नैवास्तमनमर्कस्य नोदयः सर्वदा सतः । उदयास्तमनाक्यं हि दर्शनादर्शनं रवेः
naivāstamanamarkasya nodayaḥ sarvadā sataḥ | udayāstamanākyaṃ hi darśanādarśanaṃ raveḥ
For the Sun, who ever truly exists, there is neither “setting” nor “rising.” What people call sunrise and sunset is only Ravi’s appearing and disappearing to our sight.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Listener: Pāṇḍava (implied continuation of address)
Scene: Two horizons shown simultaneously: on one side Sūrya ‘rising’, on the other ‘setting’, while above them a single constant solar orb shines—illustrating that change is in viewpoint; sages meditate in the center.
FAQs
Reality is steady while perception changes; the Sun’s ‘rise’ and ‘set’ teach discernment between truth and appearance.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a universal cosmological clarification.
None explicitly; the idea supports contemplative Sūrya-upāsanā and meditation on the steady Self beyond appearances.