Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एवमुक्त्वा च सप्ताश्वो विरराम दिवाकरः । गालवोऽपि प्रहृष्टात्मा जगाम निजमंदिरम्
evamuktvā ca saptāśvo virarāma divākaraḥ | gālavo'pi prahṛṣṭātmā jagāma nijamaṃdiram
Setelah berkata demikian, Divākara—Surya yang ditarik tujuh kuda—pun terdiam; dan Gālava, bersukacita dalam hati, pergi menuju kediamannya sendiri.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭa-sthala of Sūrya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya, drawn by seven horses, concludes his speech; Gālava departs delighted toward his hermitage/house.
FAQs
A tīrtha-māhātmya often frames dharma through sacred dialogue: divine instruction is given, then the devotee returns home with faith and joy.
The episode belongs to the Vaṭāditya/Vaṭeśvara sacred complex praised in this adhyāya.
No new rite is prescribed here; it closes the Sun’s instruction and transitions the narrative.