Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
द्विलक्षश्चोत्तरे तस्माद्बुधाच्चाप्युशना स्मृतः । शुक्रस्यापि रथोष्टाभिर्युक्तोऽभूत्संभवैर्हयैः
dvilakṣaścottare tasmādbudhāccāpyuśanā smṛtaḥ | śukrasyāpi rathoṣṭābhiryukto'bhūtsaṃbhavairhayaiḥ
बुधाच्या वर आणखी दोन लक्ष योजनांवर उशना (शुक्राचार्य/शुक्र) स्मरणीय आहे। शुक्राचा रथही त्या दिव्य उत्पत्तीच्या आठ अश्वांनी युक्त आहे।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Above Budha’s region shines Śukra’s sphere; a radiant chariot drawn by eight celestial horses, suggesting brilliance and auspicious splendor, with a guru-like figure seated serenely.
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology frames the heavens as hierarchical and meaningful, encouraging reverence for cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is planetary placement and description.
None in this verse.