Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
सूर्योपरागे संप्राप्ते रविकूपे समाहितः । स्नानं यः कुरुते पार्थ होमं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः
sūryoparāge saṃprāpte ravikūpe samāhitaḥ | snānaṃ yaḥ kurute pārtha homaṃ kuryātprayatnataḥ
हे पार्थ, जब सूर्यग्रहण उपस्थित हो, तब जो रविकूप में एकाग्रचित्त होकर स्नान करता है, उसे प्रयत्नपूर्वक हवन (होम) भी करना चाहिए।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages
Tirtha: Ravikūpa
Type: kund
Listener: Arjuna (addressed as Pārtha)
Scene: A solar eclipse darkens the sky; pilgrims with folded hands descend steps into a stone-lined sacred well (Ravikūpa). Nearby, a small homa-kuṇḍa burns with ghee-offerings as a priest chants; the bather emerges dripping, mind composed.
FAQs
Extraordinary cosmic moments (eclipses) are treated as heightened windows for purification and sacrificial dedication.
Ravikūpa is named as the focused place for eclipse-time practice.
During a solar eclipse: snāna at Ravikūpa with concentration, and performance of homa with diligence.