Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
स्वर्भानोस्तुरगाश्चाष्टौ भृंगाभा धूसरारथम् । वहंति च सकृद्युक्ता आदित्याधःस्थितास्तथा
svarbhānosturagāścāṣṭau bhṛṃgābhā dhūsarāratham | vahaṃti ca sakṛdyuktā ādityādhaḥsthitāstathā
Os oito cavalos de Svarbhānu, escuros como abelhas, sustentam sua carruagem cinzenta. Jungidos apenas uma vez, seguem seu curso, assim colocados abaixo do Sol.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Svarbhānu’s grey chariot glides beneath the blazing Sun; eight bee-dark horses pull in a tight formation, suggesting swift, shadowy movement and eclipse potential.
FAQs
Shadowy forces are also bounded within divine order, reminding seekers to meet obscuration with steadiness and dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is cosmological.
None; although Rāhu relates to eclipses, no vrata or dāna is prescribed here.