Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129
यस्यां तिथौ रथं पूर्वं प्राप देवो दिवाकरः । सा तिथिः कथिता विप्रैर्माघे या रथसप्तमी
yasyāṃ tithau rathaṃ pūrvaṃ prāpa devo divākaraḥ | sā tithiḥ kathitā viprairmāghe yā rathasaptamī
Aquel tithi en que, en tiempos antiguos, el dios Divākara (el Sol) obtuvo su carro—los brahmanes declaran que ese mismo día, en el mes de Māgha, se llama Ratha-saptamī.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Ratha-saptamī (Māgha-śukla-saptamī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Sun-god Divākara receiving a radiant chariot; seven horses poised; sages point to the calendar day; devotees below prepare arghya at dawn in Māgha’s crisp light.
FAQs
Sacred observances are anchored in divine narratives; honoring such tithis aligns human practice with cosmic order.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse explains the sanctity of Māgha Ratha-saptamī.
It identifies Māgha-śukla saptamī as Ratha-saptamī, a key date for Sūrya-related worship and merit-making acts.