Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
नत्वा तु भास्करं देवं होतव्यं च हुताशने । बिल्वेनाज्यविमिश्रेण बिल्वपत्रैरथापि वा
natvā tu bhāskaraṃ devaṃ hotavyaṃ ca hutāśane | bilvenājyavimiśreṇa bilvapatrairathāpi vā
Après s’être prosterné devant le dieu Bhāskara (le Soleil), qu’on offre aussi des āhuti dans le feu sacré, avec le fruit de bilva mêlé de ghee, ou bien avec des feuilles de bilva.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Suvarṇaśilā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: At dawn on the riverbank, a devotee bows to the rising Sun, then tends a small sacred fire; bilva fruit mixed with ghee (or bilva leaves) is offered as oblation; nearby stands a Śiva emblem, linking rites.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is completed by disciplined ritual: reverence to Sūrya and sanctifying homa offerings, aligning inner devotion with outer rite.
The instruction continues the rite connected to the Revā Saṅgama/Suvarṇaśilā context in Adhyāya 104.
Bow to Bhāskara (Sun) and perform homa into Agni using bilva fruit with ghee or bilva leaves.