Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
यश्चानेन महादेवि द्वे संध्येऽस्तमनोदये । स्तौत्यर्कं प्रयतो भूत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति
yaścānena mahādevi dve saṃdhye'stamanodaye | stautyarkaṃ prayato bhūtvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati
Dan wahai Mahādevī, siapa pun yang dengan kidung ini memuji Surya pada dua sandhyā—saat terbenam dan terbit—dengan disiplin batin, ia terbebas dari segala dosa. Terpenuhi segala hasrat, ia menuju Sūryaloka.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: At dawn and dusk on the Prabhāsa shore, a disciplined devotee offers arghya to the sun with folded hands, reciting the 21-name hymn; the sky transitions from saffron to deep indigo; a subtle path of light leads upward symbolizing Sūrya-loka.
FAQs
Regular worship at liminal times (sandhyā) purifies karma and aligns daily life with sacred order.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where disciplined Sūrya praise is taught as a direct path to purification and higher worlds.
Praise the Sun with this hymn at both sandhyās—sunrise and sunset—while maintaining purity and self-restraint.