Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततः स प्रेषितस्ते न भास्करस्तीक्ष्णदीधितिः । स्वं स्थानं प्रययौ हृष्टस्तमामंत्र्य मुनीश्वरम्
tataḥ sa preṣitaste na bhāskarastīkṣṇadīdhitiḥ | svaṃ sthānaṃ prayayau hṛṣṭastamāmaṃtrya munīśvaram
Then Bhāskara, of sharp-rayed brilliance, having been sent on by you, joyfully returned to his own station, after taking leave of that lord among sages.
Narrator (within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Bhāskara, sharp-rayed and radiant, joyfully departs to his own station after respectfully taking leave of the sage-lord.
FAQs
Respect for dharmic counsel: even cosmic forces align themselves when guided by realized sages.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the wider māhātmya context through an exemplary sacred-history episode.
None; the verse is narrative, describing Sūrya’s return and reverence to Agastya.
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