Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि पुष्पा ध्यायमनुत्तमम् । येन चार्कस्थले देवि शीघ्रं तुष्यति पूजितः
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi puṣpā dhyāyamanuttamam | yena cārkasthale devi śīghraṃ tuṣyati pūjitaḥ
ईश्वर बोले—हे देवी, सुनो; मैं पुष्पों का अनुपम अध्याय कहता हूँ, जिसके द्वारा, हे देवी, अर्क-स्थल में पूजित सूर्य शीघ्र प्रसन्न होता है।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Arka-sthala (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara begins a formal instruction: a teaching posture, right hand in vyākhyāna-mudrā, Devī attentive; behind them a stylized solar emblem marks Arka-sthala, with garlands and ritual trays ready.
FAQs
Correct ritual knowledge (vidhi) supports devotion; appropriate offerings hasten divine grace.
Arkasthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sun-worship is portrayed as especially efficacious.
A promised instruction on flower-offerings (puṣpa-upacāra) for pleasing the Sun quickly.