Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
ताम्रवर्णं रक्तवस्त्रं ततस्तुष्यति भास्करः । तस्य चैव तु सांनिध्ये वह्निकोणे व्यवस्थितम्
tāmravarṇaṃ raktavastraṃ tatastuṣyati bhāskaraḥ | tasya caiva tu sāṃnidhye vahnikoṇe vyavasthitam
तांबूसदृश वर्णाच्या अर्पणांनी व लाल वस्त्रांनी भास्कर प्रसन्न होतो. आणि त्याच्याच सान्निध्यात अग्निकोणात (दक्षिण-पूर्वेस) ते स्थित आहे.
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Bhāskara-sannidhi at Prabhāsa
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A Surya shrine near Prabhāsa is shown with offerings: copper vessels, red cloth, vermilion hues; the shrine is indicated in the southeast corner of a larger sacred complex, with a priest arranging upacāras.
FAQs
Sūrya is honored through appropriate, sattvic offerings; devotion is expressed through color-symbolism and ritual propriety.
The Sūrya-associated precinct within Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its nearby sacred installation.
Use of red garments and copper-hued offerings to please Bhāskara; the text also notes the shrine’s placement toward the southeast (Agni direction).