Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 196
तेजसः षोडशं भागं मण्डलस्थमधारयत् । शातितं तस्य तत्तेजो यावत्पादौ वरानने
tejasaḥ ṣoḍaśaṃ bhāgaṃ maṇḍalasthamadhārayat | śātitaṃ tasya tattejo yāvatpādau varānane
ആ തേജസ്സിന്റെ പതിനാറിലൊരുഭാഗം അദ്ദേഹം സൂര്യമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ നിലനിർത്തി. ഹേ സുന്ദരമുഖീ, അവന്റെ തേജസ് പാദങ്ങളോളം മാത്രമേ കുറച്ചുള്ളൂ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced); vocative suggests narration addressed within a dialogue to a देवी figure in the larger context
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya’s disc holds a concentrated core of radiance—one-sixteenth—while the rest has been pared; the trimming stops at the feet, leaving a visible gradient from blazing torso to calmer lower limbs.
FAQs
Divine power is measured and apportioned—cosmic harmony depends on proportion rather than excess.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the sacred narrative ground where the Sun’s tejas is explained.
No explicit ritual; it provides mythic theology supporting solar worship and the understanding of Sūrya’s form.