Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100
अर्चितः सविता दत्ते सुतान्पशुव सूनि च । व्याधीन्हरेद्ददात्यायुः पूरयेद्वांछितान्यपि
arcitaḥ savitā datte sutānpaśuva sūni ca | vyādhīnhareddadātyāyuḥ pūrayedvāṃchitānyapi
பக்தியுடன் அர்ச்சிக்கப்பட்ட சவிதா, புத்திரர்களையும், பசு-செல்வ வளர்ச்சியையும், சந்ததி வளத்தையும் அருள்வான். நோய்களை நீக்கி, நீண்ட ஆயுளைத் தந்து, விரும்பியவற்றையும் நிறைவேற்றுவான்.
Vyāsa (deduced from immediate narrative context of Dharmāraṇya instructions)
Scene: A householder or pilgrim stands facing the rising Sun, offering arghya; behind him are symbols of prosperity—cows, children, and a healed body—signifying disease removed and life prolonged.
FAQs
Reverent daily worship of the Sun is upheld as a dharmic discipline that purifies life and yields both worldly welfare and protective grace.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes universal nityakarma within the Dharmāraṇya context.
Sūrya-arcana (worship of Savitṛ), implying regular devotional honoring with standard offerings and reverence.