आदित्यः सविता सूर्यो मिहिरोऽर्कः प्रतापनः । मार्त्तंडो भास्करो भानुश्चित्रभानुर्द्दिवाकरः
ādityaḥ savitā sūryo mihiro'rkaḥ pratāpanaḥ | mārttaṃḍo bhāskaro bhānuścitrabhānurddivākaraḥ
આદિત્ય, સવિતા, સૂર્ય, મિહિર, અર્ક, પ્રતાપન, માર્તંડ, ભાસ્કર, ભાનુ, ચિત્રભાનુ અને દિવાકર—આ સૂર્યદેવનાં પ્રસિદ્ધ નામો છે।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: A radiant solar deity with a lotus and rays, while a devotee chants the sequence of names; each name appears as a small glyph/scroll in the air, forming a garland around the sun-disc.
The many epithets of Sūrya teach devotees to contemplate the Sun as a single divinity manifesting diverse cosmic functions—light, time, heat, and order.
The instruction is situated within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, aligning Sūrya’s praise with the sanctity of the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
Implicitly supports Sūrya-nāma-japa and stotra recitation; no explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated in this verse.
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