Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह । भास्करस्यास्य विहितः प्रासादोयं मया द्विजाः
kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha | bhāskarasyāsya vihitaḥ prāsādoyaṃ mayā dvijāḥ
合掌して恭敬のうちに彼は言った。「おお、二度生まれの者たちよ。この堂宇は、このバースカラ（太陽神スーリヤ）のために、わたしが建立した。」
Puṣpa (direct speech)
Tirtha: Bhāskara-prāsāda within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed)
Scene: A patron with folded hands addresses brāhmaṇas, pointing toward a newly built Sūrya temple; the shrine glows with solar motifs—lotus, radiating halo, chariot symbolism—within a broader sacred complex.
FAQs
Devotion becomes enduring when expressed through consecrated works—building and dedicating a temple to the deity.
The dedication takes place within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya frame, linking sacred place and sacred construction.
Dedication of a constructed prāsāda (temple) to Bhāskara, typically accompanied by brāhmaṇa witness and rite.
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