Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
तदैव विस्मितः सूर्यो दुष्टपुत्रौ समीक्ष्य च । ज्ञातुं दध्यौ क्षणं ध्यात्वा विदित्वा तच्च कारणम्
tadaiva vismitaḥ sūryo duṣṭaputrau samīkṣya ca | jñātuṃ dadhyau kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā viditvā tacca kāraṇam
त्याच क्षणी सूर्य त्या दुष्ट पुत्रांना पाहून विस्मित झाला। जाणून घेण्यासाठी त्याने विचार केला; क्षणभर ध्यान करून त्याने त्याचे कारण जाणले।
Unknown (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta narrating to sages)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Sūrya, radiant yet composed, looks upon the stern figures (Śani, Yama) and becomes astonished; then he closes his eyes in a brief meditative absorption, rays forming a mandala of insight around him.
FAQs
Discernment (dhyāna-born understanding) reveals causality; even divine beings pause to inquire into dharma and karma.
The broader episode remains situated in Dharmāraṇya, whose sanctity frames these revelations.
Meditative reflection (dhyāna) is implied as a means to know truth, though no formal rite is stated.