Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
राज्ञी च निक्षुभा देवी ललिता चैव संज्ञिका । तथा यज्ञभुजो देवा ये चान्ये परिकीर्तिताः
rājñī ca nikṣubhā devī lalitā caiva saṃjñikā | tathā yajñabhujo devā ye cānye parikīrtitāḥ
राज्ञी, देवी निक्षुभा आणि ललिता या नावाने प्रसिद्ध; तसेच यज्ञभाग घेणारे देव आणि जे इतर परिकीर्तित आहेत—ते सर्वही येथे आवाहिले जातात।
Nārada
Scene: A liturgical tableau: goddesses Rājñī, Nikṣubhā, Lalitā appear as radiant śaktis near the altar; behind them stand yajñabhuj deities receiving oblations through flame, with subtle presence of previously named attendants.
FAQs
Sūrya worship is integrated with yajña-culture; the Sun is honored along with the deities sustained by sacrificial order.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse continues the mantra’s catalog of associated deities.
The arghya-mantra includes further invocations—female divinities and yajña-partaking gods—completing the retinue.