Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
इति प्रशस्य तान्विप्रान्प्रहृष्टो रविरव्रवीत् । अहं सूर्यो विप्रमुख्या युष्माकं दर्शनात्कृते
iti praśasya tānviprānprahṛṣṭo raviravravīt | ahaṃ sūryo vipramukhyā yuṣmākaṃ darśanātkṛte
ഇങ്ങനെ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെ പ്രശംസിച്ച് ഹർഷിതനായ രവി പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഞാൻ സൂര്യൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ദർശനാർത്ഥം വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു।”
Bhāskara (Sūrya)
Scene: Sūrya, radiant and crowned, appears before an assembly of brāhmaṇas, hands joined in respectful address; the sages remain composed, their tapas forming a counter-radiance to the solar glow.
FAQs
Even divine powers honor the darśana of the righteous; holiness attracts reverence from all realms.
No specific location is named; the emphasis is on the sanctity of meeting (darśana) with virtuous brāhmaṇas.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the spiritual value of darśana.