Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
सदैवमुपतिष्ठेरन्सौरसूक्तैरतंद्रिताः । ये नमंत्यत्र ते विप्रा विप्रा भास्करसन्निभाः
sadaivamupatiṣṭheransaurasūktairataṃdritāḥ | ye namaṃtyatra te viprā viprā bhāskarasannibhāḥ
सौरसूक्तांनी, आळस न करता, ते सदैव (सूर्याची) उपासना करोत. येथे जे ब्राह्मण नमस्कार करतात, ते भास्करासारखे तेजस्वी ब्राह्मण होतात।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Sūrya-upasthāna-sthāna)
Type: ghat
Scene: A line of brāhmaṇas at dawn, hands in añjali, reciting Saurasūkta; their bodies subtly glow with golden aura as the Sun rises over the river.
FAQs
Steady, reverent solar worship refines the devotee, granting spiritual radiance and excellence.
“Here” refers to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting (Kāśī’s sacred sphere), though the verse highlights Sūrya-vandana rather than a named ghat or tīrtha.
Regular recitation of Saurasūktas and bowing (namaskāra) to the Sun.