Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 153
इंद्रं मित्रं तृतीया तु ऋक्चैव परिकीर्तिता । कृष्णं नियानं हि तथा चतुर्थी परिकीर्तिता
iṃdraṃ mitraṃ tṛtīyā tu ṛkcaiva parikīrtitā | kṛṣṇaṃ niyānaṃ hi tathā caturthī parikīrtitā
“Indraṃ mitraṃ” diisytiharkan sebagai ṛc yang ketiga; dan “Kṛṣṇaṃ niyānaṃ” juga diisytiharkan sebagai ṛc yang keempat.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devi (contextual)
Scene: The reciter chants the third and fourth Ṛg-verses; subtle iconographic hints of Indra and Mitra appear as attendant forms while the central worship remains focused on the radiant deity.
FAQs
Traditional worship preserves spiritual efficacy through precise transmission—mantras are to be followed in their taught order.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with emphasis on Arkasthala where Sūrya’s worship is extolled.
It specifies the third and fourth ṛc/mantras to be recited in the rite.