Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
सामप्रियो लोकबन्धुर्नैकरूपो युगादिकृत् । धर्मसेतुर्लोकसाक्षी खेटतऋ सर्वदः प्रभुः
sāmapriyo lokabandhurnaikarūpo yugādikṛt | dharmaseturlokasākṣī kheṭataṛ sarvadaḥ prabhuḥ
He delights in Sāma—hymns and harmony; he is the kinsman of the world; of many forms; the maker of the beginnings of the ages; the bridge of dharma; the witness of the world; the bearer of the shining disc; the giver of all; the sovereign Lord.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya (Sūrya-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya as many-formed: one deity radiating into multiple aspects; a bridge motif symbolizing dharma; a cosmic witness eye; a shining disc/weapon-like radiance; devotees singing Sāma in orderly chorus.
FAQs
Dharma is the bridge across time’s cycles; the Sun, as witness and regulator of yugas, upholds harmony and moral order.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is cosmological and ethical rather than geographical.
None explicitly; the reference to Sāma suggests praise through sacred chant and harmonious worship.