Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
युंजान इति मंत्रेण भानुं रोचनमालभेत् । आरार्त्तिकं च वै कुर्याद्दीर्घायुत्वाय वै पुनः
yuṃjāna iti maṃtreṇa bhānuṃ rocanamālabhet | ārārttikaṃ ca vai kuryāddīrghāyutvāya vai punaḥ
Dengan mantra yang bermula “yuñjāna…”, oleskan rocanā (pigmen cerah yang mujarab) pada Bhānu; dan lakukan pula ārati sekali lagi demi umur panjang.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ritual-inquirer within the Prabhāsa māhātmya context
Scene: At dusk or dawn in Prabhāsa, a devotee applies bright rocanā to a radiant Sūrya image and then circles a multi-wick lamp in ārati; the light reflects on brass vessels and the deity’s halo.
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Light offered to the Lord of light becomes a prayer for vitality—longevity is framed as a fruit of reverent, orderly worship.
Prabhāsakṣetra, a renowned field of merit where Sūrya worship is taught in detail.
Applying rocanā to Sūrya’s form with the “yuñjāna…” mantra and performing ārati for dīrghāyus (long life).