Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
पूजयेद्विधिना येन भास्करं पद्मसंभवम् । मूर्त्तिस्थं सर्वगं देवं तन्मे कथय शंकर
pūjayedvidhinā yena bhāskaraṃ padmasaṃbhavam | mūrttisthaṃ sarvagaṃ devaṃ tanme kathaya śaṃkara
«Dis-moi, ô Śaṅkara, la juste procédure par laquelle il convient d’adorer Bhāskara—né du lotus—qui, bien que présent dans une image, est le Dieu qui pénètre tout.»
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī asks Śaṅkara for the detailed procedure to worship Bhāskara, described as lotus-born and all-pervading though installed in a form; the scene balances icon and cosmic radiance.
FAQs
The all-pervading deity can be approached through a consecrated form (mūrti) using scriptural procedure.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where prescribed worship practices are taught as part of its māhātmya.
A request for the exact vidhāna (step-by-step method) for Sūrya/Bhāskara pūjā.