Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
ततः कालेन महता संतुष्टस्तस्य भास्करः । उवाच वरदोऽस्मीति प्रार्थयस्व महामते
tataḥ kālena mahatā saṃtuṣṭastasya bhāskaraḥ | uvāca varado'smīti prārthayasva mahāmate
Après un long temps, Bhāskara (le Soleil) fut satisfait de lui et dit : « Je suis dispensateur de grâces ; ô grand d’esprit, demande ce que tu désires. »
Bhāskara (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Dhanvantari-kund/vāpī (Sūrya-prasāda-sthāna)
Type: kund
Scene: Bhāskara manifests, radiant and compassionate, addressing the meditating Dhanvantari; the kund glows with reflected sunlight, indicating the forthcoming healing boon.
FAQs
Sincere, sustained austerity culminates in divine satisfaction and the bestowal of grace.
The kuṇḍa associated with Dhanvantari’s tapas, whose sanctity is validated by Sūrya’s direct appearance.
No specific ritual act is stated; the emphasis is on tapas as the cause for divine darśana and boon.