Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
तत्सूर्यस्य गतिस्तंभात्स्तंभितं भुवनत्रयम् । यद्यत्रतत्स्थितं तत्र चित्रन्यस्तमिवा खिलम्
tatsūryasya gatistaṃbhātstaṃbhitaṃ bhuvanatrayam | yadyatratatsthitaṃ tatra citranyastamivā khilam
Apabila gerak Matahari terhenti, tiga alam menjadi kaku. Apa pun yang berada di mana-mana tampak seluruhnya seolah-olah terpaku seperti susunan pada lukisan.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: The Sun’s chariot appears halted mid-sky; below, the three worlds—heaven, earth, nether—stand perfectly still, like figures in a mural, with birds frozen in flight and river waves suspended.
FAQs
Cosmic dynamism depends on divine order; when the regulator of time is halted, existence appears frozen—teaching dependence on higher governance.
The setting remains Kāśī-khaṇḍa; the verse itself is cosmological and does not name a specific tirtha.
None explicitly; it supports reverence for Sūrya as the basis of temporal and ritual continuity.