Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
येन सर्वात्मना भावो गोप्यादित्ये निवेशितः । महेश्वरि कृतार्थत्वात्स श्लाघ्यो धन्य एव सः
yena sarvātmanā bhāvo gopyāditye niveśitaḥ | maheśvari kṛtārthatvātsa ślāghyo dhanya eva saḥ
ഹേ മഹേശ്വരീ! ആരുടെ സകലാത്മഭാവവും ഗോപ്യാദിത്യനിൽ നിക്ഷിപ്തമായിട്ടുണ്ടോ, കൃതാർത്ഥത്വം കൊണ്ടു അവൻ ധന്യനും പ്രശംസനീയനും ആകുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Gopyāditya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvarī
Scene: A devotee stands at dawn before a discreet solar shrine, eyes lowered in inward concentration; the sun’s rays form a halo as the ‘heart’ is symbolically offered into the solar disc, emphasizing secret/inner worship.
FAQs
Wholehearted inner devotion (bhāva) offered to Āditya is itself a fulfillment of life’s purpose and makes the devotee praiseworthy.
The verse sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, thus supporting the sanctity of Prabhāsa (Somanātha/Prabhāsa region) as a setting for meritorious worship.
No external rite is specified here; the emphasis is on the internal act of fixing one’s devotion on Āditya.