Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
अथ रुद्धं समालोक्य मार्गं वासरनायकः । चिन्तयामास चित्ते स्वे सांप्रतं किं करोम्यहम्
atha ruddhaṃ samālokya mārgaṃ vāsaranāyakaḥ | cintayāmāsa citte sve sāṃprataṃ kiṃ karomyaham
Melihat laluannya telah dihalang, penguasa siang—Matahari—berfikir dalam hati: “Apakah yang harus aku lakukan sekarang?”
Narrator
Tirtha: Vindhya (as sacred mountain locus within the narrative)
Type: peak
Scene: Sūrya’s chariot halted before a towering Vindhya; the Sun-god pauses, eyes lowered in thought, rays subdued; the mountain looms like a wall across the horizon.
FAQs
Even cosmic powers seek dharmic resolution rather than reckless force; reflection precedes right action.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse advances the sacred-geography narrative around the Vindhya obstruction.
None.