Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 202
स्थानं शाश्वतमोजसां गतिरपां दीपो दिशामक्षयः सिद्धेर्द्वारमपावभेदि जगतां साधारणं लोचनम् । हैमं पुष्करमंतरिक्षसरसो दीप्तं दिवः कुण्डलं कालोन्मानविभावनाक्षतलयं बिंबं रवेः पातु वः
sthānaṃ śāśvatamojasāṃ gatirapāṃ dīpo diśāmakṣayaḥ siddherdvāramapāvabhedi jagatāṃ sādhāraṇaṃ locanam | haimaṃ puṣkaramaṃtarikṣasaraso dīptaṃ divaḥ kuṇḍalaṃ kālonmānavibhāvanākṣatalayaṃ biṃbaṃ raveḥ pātu vaḥ
Que le disque rayonnant du Soleil vous protège : demeure éternelle de splendeur ; voie et refuge des eaux ; lampe impérissable des directions ; porte du siddhi qui brise l’impureté ; œil commun de tous les mondes. Tel un lotus d’or dans le lac du ciel médian, tel l’anneau d’oreille éclatant du firmament, et telle la mesure par laquelle le temps est connu : devant lui, à la fin, se dissout même ce qui semblait intact.
Narratorial eulogy (stuti) within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context
Tirtha: Arkasthala (Sūrya-sthala) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī and the implied audience (‘vaḥ’)
Scene: A vast cosmic Sun-disc radiates over the mid-sky like a golden lotus; directions lit as by an imperishable lamp; waters drawn into their course; time-wheels implied; the hymn culminates in a protective blessing.
FAQs
Sūrya is praised as the universal witness and purifier—illumination (outer and inner) is presented as the force that removes impurity and enables siddhi.
The verse functions within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, thereby supporting the sanctity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra while extolling the Sun as its cosmic emblem.
No explicit rite is stated here; it is a protective stuti intended for recitation, aligning with devotional praise (stotra) rather than a specific vrata or dāna.