Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 132
निश्चयं तु परं धृत्वा येऽपि स्तोष्यंति भास्करम् । ततस्तेऽपि प्रयास्यंति निर्भिद्य रविमंडलम्
niścayaṃ tu paraṃ dhṛtvā ye'pi stoṣyaṃti bhāskaram | tataste'pi prayāsyaṃti nirbhidya ravimaṃḍalam
Bahkan mereka yang berpegang teguh pada tekad yang luhur, lalu memuji Bhāskara (Dewa Surya), mereka juga akan melangkah pergi, seakan-akan menembusi cakera matahari.
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Tirtha: Bhāskara/Āditya-stuti tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands at dawn offering arghya, eyes fixed on the sun; a subtle yogic ‘path’ (arc of light) is shown piercing the sun-disc, leading upward to a higher luminous realm; attendants/chanters remain on the ghat.
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Unshakable resolve (niścaya) in praising Sūrya is depicted as enabling transcendence beyond ordinary cosmic limits.
A Sūrya-tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa where praising Bhāskara yields extraordinary spiritual ‘ascent’ imagery.
Stuti (praise/hymn) of Bhāskara performed with firm resolve (saṅkalpa-like niścaya).