Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
विवस्वान्सविता पूषा ह्यंशुमान्विष्णुरेव च । त इमे द्वादशादित्या इच्छन्तो भास्करं पदम्
vivasvānsavitā pūṣā hyaṃśumānviṣṇureva ca | ta ime dvādaśādityā icchanto bhāskaraṃ padam
«(Ce sont) Vivasvān, Savitṛ, Pūṣan, Aṃśumān, et aussi Viṣṇu. Tels sont les douze Āditya, aspirant au rang de Bhāskara, la station suprême du Soleil.»
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (mahārāja)
Scene: The sage completes the list of Ādityas and reveals their collective desire: to attain Bhāskara’s supreme station, evoking solar brilliance and cosmic hierarchy.
FAQs
Even exalted beings pursue higher spiritual stations; aspiration becomes meaningful when directed through dharmic striving.
The narrative continues toward Siddheśvara Tīrtha, where the Ādityas’ desire and tapas culminate.
No explicit ritual here; it states the Ādityas’ intention (bhāskara-pada) that motivates their austerity.