Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
सूर्य उवाच । मा ब्रह्मन्साहसं कार्षीर्वरं वरय सुव्रत । अप्राप्यमपि दास्यामि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
sūrya uvāca | mā brahmansāhasaṃ kārṣīrvaraṃ varaya suvrata | aprāpyamapi dāsyāmi yatte manasi vartate
ພຣະສຸຣິຍະກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນ ຢ່າເຮັດການອັນຫ້າວຫັນ. ໂອ ຜູ້ຖືວຣະຕະອັນດີ ຈົ່ງເລືອກພອນ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ສິ່ງທີ່ຫາຍາກ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກໍຈະປະທານ—ສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຢູ່ໃນໃຈຂອງເຈົ້າ.”
Sūrya (Āditya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya, radiant and composed, counsels the sage against rashness and invites him to choose a boon; the scene balances blazing light with calm instruction.
FAQs
True tapas and right intention are honored by the deity; one should act without rashness and ask for dharmic boons.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where Sūrya’s grace and presence become accessible through the narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse frames the granting of a boon that leads to sacred establishment (pratiṣṭhā) and sānnidhya.