नित्यमाराधयामास सांबो जांबवतीसुतः । तपोनिष्ठं च तं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः कारुणिको महान्
nityamārādhayāmāsa sāṃbo jāṃbavatīsutaḥ | taponiṣṭhaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuḥ kāruṇiko mahān
Sāmba, filho de Jāmbavatī, adorava diariamente o Deus-Sol. Vendo-o firme na austeridade, o grande e compassivo Viṣṇu voltou sua atenção para ele.
Narrator (contextual, within Skanda Purāṇa narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-upāsanā locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāmba performs daily Sūrya worship with austere discipline; Viṣṇu, compassionate, observes and is moved by his tapas-niṣṭhā.
Steady daily worship and disciplined tapas draw the attention of divine compassion and open the way for grace.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the implied setting where Sāmba performs regular worship.
Nitya-ārādhanā—regular daily worship (here, Sūrya worship in context).