Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
नैवास्तमनमर्कस्य नोदयः सर्वदा सतः । उदयास्तमनाक्यं हि दर्शनादर्शनं रवेः
naivāstamanamarkasya nodayaḥ sarvadā sataḥ | udayāstamanākyaṃ hi darśanādarśanaṃ raveḥ
सदा अस्तित्वात असलेल्या अर्काचा ना अस्त होतो, ना उदय. ‘उदय-अस्त’ असे जे म्हणतात, ते रवीचे दर्शन-अदर्शन एवढेच आहे।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Listener: Pāṇḍava (implied continuation of address)
Scene: Two horizons shown simultaneously: on one side Sūrya ‘rising’, on the other ‘setting’, while above them a single constant solar orb shines—illustrating that change is in viewpoint; sages meditate in the center.
FAQs
Reality is steady while perception changes; the Sun’s ‘rise’ and ‘set’ teach discernment between truth and appearance.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a universal cosmological clarification.
None explicitly; the idea supports contemplative Sūrya-upāsanā and meditation on the steady Self beyond appearances.