Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
पुरुषा ऊचुः । वयं ते भास्करा ब्रह्मंस्त्रयोऽत्रैव समागताः । त्वद्भक्त्याकृष्टमनसो ब्रूहि किं करवामहे
puruṣā ūcuḥ | vayaṃ te bhāskarā brahmaṃstrayo'traiva samāgatāḥ | tvadbhaktyākṛṣṭamanaso brūhi kiṃ karavāmahe
ஆண்கள் கூறினர்—ஓ பாஸ்கரா! வணக்கத்திற்குரிய பிராமணரே! உங்கள் பக்தியால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டு, நாங்கள் மூன்று பாஸ்கரர்கள் இங்கேயே கூடிவந்தோம். சொல்லுங்கள், நாம் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்?
Puruṣāḥ (the three Bhāskaras / Sun-manifestations speaking)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three radiant figures identified as Bhāskaras stand before an austere brāhmaṇa; they speak with folded hands, acknowledging they were drawn by his devotion and asking for instruction.
FAQs
Devotion (bhakti) has the power to draw divine presence; sincere worship invites grace and guidance.
A tīrtha within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 76), where Bhāskara manifests and grants sānnidhya due to a devotee’s faith.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets up the divine instruction that follows in subsequent ślokas.