Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
विवस्वान्सविता पूषा ह्यंशुमान्विष्णुरेव च । त इमे द्वादशादित्या इच्छन्तो भास्करं पदम्
vivasvānsavitā pūṣā hyaṃśumānviṣṇureva ca | ta ime dvādaśādityā icchanto bhāskaraṃ padam
ထို့အပြင် ဝိဝස්ဝန်၊ သဝိတೃ၊ ပူෂန်၊ အံရှုမာန် နှင့် ဝိෂ္ဏုလည်း ပါဝင်သည်။ ဤတို့သည် ဘာස්ကရ (နေမင်း) ၏ အမြင့်မြတ်သော ပဒကို လိုလားသော အာဒိတျယ ဆယ့်နှစ်ပါး ဖြစ်ကြသည်။
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (mahārāja)
Scene: The sage completes the list of Ādityas and reveals their collective desire: to attain Bhāskara’s supreme station, evoking solar brilliance and cosmic hierarchy.
FAQs
Even exalted beings pursue higher spiritual stations; aspiration becomes meaningful when directed through dharmic striving.
The narrative continues toward Siddheśvara Tīrtha, where the Ādityas’ desire and tapas culminate.
No explicit ritual here; it states the Ādityas’ intention (bhāskara-pada) that motivates their austerity.