Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
शमग्निरितिमन्त्रेण पूजयेद्भास्करात्मजम् । कयानश्चित्रेतिमन्त्रेण देवि राहुं सदाऽर्चयेत्
śamagniritimantreṇa pūjayedbhāskarātmajam | kayānaścitretimantreṇa devi rāhuṃ sadā'rcayet
With the mantra “śam agniḥ…,” one should worship the son of Bhāskara, the Sun—Śani (Saturn). And, O Goddess, with the mantra “kayā naś citre…,” one should always adore Rāhu.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A navagraha shrine panel: Śani (dark, austere) and Rāhu (serpentine shadow-planet) receive offerings; the priest chants Vedic mantras in a Prabhāsa temple corridor.
FAQs
Sacred geography is approached through disciplined worship: specific Vedic mantras sanctify devotion to cosmic powers (grahas) within the holy field of Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), praised as a place where orderly, mantra-guided worship yields merit.
Perform pūjā/arcana to Bhāskara’s son and to Rāhu using the cited mantras as the worship-formulae.
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