Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
इन्द्रो विवस्वांस्त्वष्टा च पर्जन्यो द्वादशः स्मृतः । इति ते द्वादशादित्याः पृथक्त्वेन प्रकीर्तिताः
indro vivasvāṃstvaṣṭā ca parjanyo dvādaśaḥ smṛtaḥ | iti te dvādaśādityāḥ pṛthaktvena prakīrtitāḥ
इंद्र, विवस्वान, त्वष्टा आणि पर्जन्य—यांनी बारा संख्या पूर्ण होते. अशा रीतीने हे द्वादश आदित्य स्वतंत्र रूपांनी प्रकीर्तित झाले आहेत।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: The twelve Ādityas appear as a complete circle around the sun: Indra with vajra, Vivasvān as solar king, Tvaṣṭṛ with tools, Parjanya with rain-clouds; the circle closes, signifying completion and harmony.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as upheld through differentiated divine powers—rain, craftsmanship, sovereignty, and solar vitality—working in harmony.
The enumeration occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, reinforcing the place as a locus for understanding cosmic order and sacred time.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the focus is doctrinal listing and clear distinction of the twelve Ādityas.