वसन्ते कपिलः सूर्यो ग्रीष्मे काञ्चनसप्रभः । श्वेतवर्णश्च वर्षासु पांडुः शरदि भास्करः
vasante kapilaḥ sūryo grīṣme kāñcanasaprabhaḥ | śvetavarṇaśca varṣāsu pāṃḍuḥ śaradi bhāskaraḥ
வசந்தத்தில் சூரியன் கபில நிறமாய், கோடையில் காஞ்சனப் பிரகாசமாய் ஒளிர்வான். மழைக்காலத்தில் வெண்நிறமாய் தோன்றி, சரத்காலத்தில் பாஸ்கரன் பாண்டுப் பிரகாசமாய் விளங்குவான்।
Skanda (deduced, descriptive stuti in Prabhāsa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of sages/devotees (contextual)
Scene: A six-panel seasonal mandala around Sūrya: spring tawny, summer golden, monsoon white, autumn pale-bright—each with corresponding sky, flora, and light quality; Prabhāsa shoreline/temple silhouettes in the distance.
The deity is experienced through time and nature; Sūrya’s seasonal manifestations reveal cosmic rhythm worthy of contemplation and worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra contextually, through continued praise of Bhāskara worship central to this chapter.
No explicit ritual; the verse provides contemplative description (stuti) of the Sun’s seasonal appearances.