Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
भास्कर उवाच । अहं तव कृपाविष्टस्तेजः संहृत्य तत्परम् । ततश्चात्र समायातस्तेन नो दह्यसे द्विज
bhāskara uvāca | ahaṃ tava kṛpāviṣṭastejaḥ saṃhṛtya tatparam | tataścātra samāyātastena no dahyase dvija
Bhāskara bersabda: “Karena belas kasih kepadamu, Aku telah menarik kembali tejas-Ku. Maka Aku datang ke sini demikian rupa, wahai dvija, agar engkau tidak terbakar olehnya.”
Bhāskara (Sūrya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhāskara speaks gently, explaining he has withdrawn his radiance out of compassion; the visual contrast shows subdued rays and the sage unharmed, calm, and attentive.
FAQs
Divine power is tempered by compassion; true grace makes the overwhelming approachable for the devotee.
The darśana occurs within the sacred setting of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra described in this adhyāya.
None directly; it explains the theological reason for the deity’s moderated manifestation (tejas-saṃharaṇa).