Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88
स्नापयेत्पयसा देवि आप्यायस्वेति मंत्रतः । दधिक्राव्णेति वै दध्ना स्नापयेद्विधिवद्रविम्
snāpayetpayasā devi āpyāyasveti maṃtrataḥ | dadhikrāvṇeti vai dadhnā snāpayedvidhivadravim
Ô Devī, qu’on baigne (le Soleil) avec du lait en récitant le mantra « āpyāyasva… ». Et avec du caillé, certes, en récitant « dadhikrāvan… », qu’on baigne Ravi selon la règle rituelle.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Ravi-abhiṣeka sequence)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (female interlocutor addressed)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya icon receives a white stream of milk, then a thicker curd offering; vessels gleam, attendants hold cloth strainers and bowls; the scene conveys nourishment and sacred abundance.
FAQs
Offerings symbolizing nourishment and vitality (milk, curd) are sanctified through mantra and dharmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the authoritative locus for Sūrya worship instruction.
Perform milk abhiṣeka with ‘āpyāyasva…’ and curd abhiṣeka with ‘dadhikrāvan…’ for Ravi.