Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84
एवमुक्त्वा सहस्रांशुस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । शंखोऽपि तत्क्षणात्स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा दिवाकरम्
evamuktvā sahasrāṃśustataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | śaṃkho'pi tatkṣaṇātsnātvā pūjayitvā divākaram
Après avoir ainsi parlé, Sahasrāṃśu (le Soleil) disparut de la vue. Et Śaṃkha, à l’instant même, se baigna et vénéra Divākara (le Soleil).
Narrator (within Viśvāmitra’s narration context)
Type: ghat
Scene: Sūrya, after speaking, fades into radiant light; the devotee Śaṃkha instantly enters the water, then offers worship to the Sun with arghya and flowers.
FAQs
Immediate obedience to dhārmic instruction—snāna and pūjā—brings swift spiritual transformation.
The narrative is part of the Śaṃkhatīrtha/Śaṃkhāditya origin account in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.
Perform snāna first, then worship Sūrya (Divākara) with due reverence.