Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि दुर्वासादित्यमुत्तमम् । यत्र दुर्वाससा तप्तं तपो वर्षसहस्रकम् । निराहारो जिताहारः सूर्याराधनतत्परः
tato gacchenmahādevi durvāsādityamuttamam | yatra durvāsasā taptaṃ tapo varṣasahasrakam | nirāhāro jitāhāraḥ sūryārādhanatatparaḥ
Kemudian, wahai Dewi Agung, hendaklah seseorang pergi ke tirtha yang unggul bernama Durvāsāditya, tempat resi Durvāsas menjalankan tapa selama seribu tahun—berpuasa, menguasai pemakanan, dan sepenuhnya tekun dalam pemujaan kepada Dewa Surya.
Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Durvāsāditya
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant Āditya shrine stands near the coastal sacred zone; sage Durvāsas, austere and fiery, performs long tapas—standing or seated in meditation—while the rising Sun casts golden light; pilgrims approach with arghya vessels.
FAQs
Steadfast tapas, self-restraint, and focused devotion (here to Sūrya) sanctify a place and make it a powerful destination for seekers.
Durvāsāditya—an eminent Sūrya-associated tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
A yātrā instruction is given (“one should go”), and the model practice highlighted is fasting/regulated diet and Sūrya worship.