Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सांबादित्यं सुरश्रेष्ठे यः सांबेन प्रतिष्ठितः । स्थानानि त्रीणि देवस्य द्वीपेऽस्मिन्भास्करस्य तु
sāṃbādityaṃ suraśreṣṭhe yaḥ sāṃbena pratiṣṭhitaḥ | sthānāni trīṇi devasya dvīpe'sminbhāskarasya tu
सुरश्रेष्ठ, सांबेन प्रतिष्ठितः सांबादित्यः (अत्र विद्यते); अस्मिन् द्वीपे तु भास्करदेवस्य त्रीणि पवित्रस्थानानि सन्ति।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Sāmbāditya (Bhāskara) and the three Sūrya-sthānas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya icon (Sāmbāditya) stands consecrated; Sāmba is shown in devotion, hands raised in arghya; three marked stations appear like a triad across the landscape, connected by a pilgrim path.
FAQs
Divine grace can be anchored through consecration (pratiṣṭhā); sacred stations become enduring supports for dharmic life.
Sāmbāditya within the Prabhāsa sacred region, as part of the Sun’s three celebrated stations.
No detailed rite is given; it identifies the consecrated deity and enumerates the three principal Sūrya-sthānas.