Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
अप्सरोग्रामणीसर्पैरथो याति च सप्तभिः । धातार्यमा मित्रवरुणौ विवस्वानिन्द्र एव च
apsarogrāmaṇīsarpairatho yāti ca saptabhiḥ | dhātāryamā mitravaruṇau vivasvānindra eva ca
अपि च सः सप्तभिः सह याति—अप्सरोग्रामणीसर्पैः; तथा धाता, अर्यमा, मित्रः, वरुणः, विवस्वान्, इन्द्रश्चेति।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Sūrya-maṇḍala (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya’s journey shown as a grand celestial cortege: apsarases, nāgas, and leaders of groups moving alongside; behind/around are Dhātā, Aryamā, Mitra, Varuṇa, Vivasvān, and Indra as luminous personifications accompanying the solar orb.
FAQs
The Sun’s movement is portrayed as a divinely ordered procession, reminding devotees that cosmic rhythms are governed by sacred intelligences.
None is specified; the verse is a cosmological catalog of divine associates.
No direct rite is stated here; it supports the broader context of Sūrya reverence and sandhyā discipline.