Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
दुर्गादित्येति मे नाम इह देवि भविष्यति । एवमुक्त्वा महादेवि तत्रैवान्तर्दधे रविः । सप्तम्यां रविवारेण दुर्गादित्यं प्रपूजयेत्
durgādityeti me nāma iha devi bhaviṣyati | evamuktvā mahādevi tatraivāntardadhe raviḥ | saptamyāṃ ravivāreṇa durgādityaṃ prapūjayet
“Aqui, ó Deusa, meu nome será ‘Durgāditya’.” Tendo dito isso, ó Mahādevī, o Sol desapareceu ali mesmo. Deve-se adorar Durgāditya no dia de Saptamī (o sétimo dia lunar), num domingo.
Sūrya (first sentence), then narration within Īśvara’s discourse
Tirtha: Durgāditya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi assembly (frame implied)
Scene: Sūrya declares: ‘Here my name will be Durgāditya,’ then vanishes (antardhāna). A ritual injunction follows: worship Durgāditya on Saptamī when it falls on Sunday.
FAQs
Divine presence becomes accessible through named forms and disciplined sacred timing, linking devotion with dharmic order (tithi-vāra).
Durgāditya in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, established by the Sun’s self-designation at that very spot.
Worship Durgāditya specifically on Saptamī that falls on Ravivāra (Sunday).