Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
शक्रदीनां पुरे तिष्ठन्स्पृशत्येष पुरत्रयम् । विकीर्णोऽतो विकर्णस्थस्त्रिकोणार्धपुरे तथा
śakradīnāṃ pure tiṣṭhanspṛśatyeṣa puratrayam | vikīrṇo'to vikarṇasthastrikoṇārdhapure tathā
Berdiri di kota-kota Indra dan para dewa yang lain, baginda (Surya) menyentuh “tiga kota” samawi dalam peredarannya. Maka baginda disebut “tersebar”, yakni berada pada segala arah, serta bergerak melalui pembahagian segi tiga dan bahagian “separuh kota” pada sfera kosmos.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Sūrya depicted as pervading and ‘touching’ three celestial cities, radiating into directions; a mandala-like cosmic sphere with triangular and half-city divisions, devas’ abodes arranged around the solar path.
FAQs
The Sun’s all-pervading movement is portrayed as touching every divine realm, teaching the universality of cosmic law (ṛta/dharma).
No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse speaks of devaloka/celestial geography.
None; the verse is descriptive of cosmological movement rather than prescribing vrata or dāna.