Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा समुद्वीक्ष्य दिवाकरम् । दिवाकरं गतश्चैव मन्त्रमेतं समुच्चरेत्
kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā samudvīkṣya divākaram | divākaraṃ gataścaiva mantrametaṃ samuccaret
Kemudian, dengan kedua tangan dirapatkan dalam anjali, pandanglah ke arah Dewa Surya. Setelah mendekati Surya dalam pemujaan, ucapkanlah mantra ini.
Deductive (ritual instructor voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Skanda)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the riverbank, the devotee stands in añjali, head slightly raised toward the rising Sun; the horizon glows; the water reflects a golden path; the moment pauses before mantra recitation.
FAQs
Outer posture supports inner devotion; disciplined reverence (añjali) steadies the mind for effective prayer.
The verse is procedural and does not name the tīrtha; it belongs to a chapter within Tīrthamāhātmya.
Stand with añjali, look toward the Sun, and recite the prescribed mantra.