Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
स लक्षितो महादैत्यश्चंद्रार्काभ्यां च तत्क्षणात् । निवेदितो हरे राजन्नायं देवो महासुरः
sa lakṣito mahādaityaścaṃdrārkābhyāṃ ca tatkṣaṇāt | nivedito hare rājannāyaṃ devo mahāsuraḥ
Daitya yang hebat itu segera dikenali oleh Bulan dan Matahari, dan dilaporkan kepada Hari: "Wahai raja, 'dewa' ini adalah Asura yang perkasa."
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-type narration within Māhātmya frame)
Listener: mahīpati (king)
Scene: Sūrya and Soma, radiant on either side, point out the disguised Rāhu; a messenger gestures toward Hari/Viṣṇu, who is poised to respond; the moment is charged with revelation.
FAQs
Truth is eventually revealed; cosmic witnesses (Sun and Moon) symbolize that deception cannot remain hidden.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned.
None.