Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । बकुलार्केति वै नाम कथं जातं रवेर्मुने । एतन्मे वदतां श्रेष्ठ तत्त्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | bakulārketi vai nāma kathaṃ jātaṃ ravermune | etanme vadatāṃ śreṣṭha tattvamākhyātumarhasi
யுதிஷ்டிரன் கூறினான்—முனிவரே, சூரியனுக்கு ‘பகுலார்க்க’ என்ற பெயர் எவ்வாறு ஏற்பட்டது? உரையாற்றுவோரில் சிறந்தவரே, இதன் தத்துவத்தை எனக்குச் சொல்ல அருள்வீர்.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Bakulārka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira seated respectfully before Vyāsa in a forest hermitage; behind them a bakula tree and a distant Surya glow hint at the forthcoming legend.
FAQs
Sacred names carry tīrtha-māhātmya and theological memory; inquiry into them is itself a dharmic pursuit of truth.
The question concerns Bakulārka, a sanctified Sun-associated manifestation/site within the Dharmāraṇya account.
No direct ritual here; it introduces the explanatory narrative behind the sacred name Bakulārka.