Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
पूजयेद्विधिना येन भास्करं पद्मसंभवम् । मूर्त्तिस्थं सर्वगं देवं तन्मे कथय शंकर
pūjayedvidhinā yena bhāskaraṃ padmasaṃbhavam | mūrttisthaṃ sarvagaṃ devaṃ tanme kathaya śaṃkara
சங்கரா! தாமரையிலிருந்து தோன்றிய பாஸ்கரனை—மூர்த்தியில் இருப்பினும் எல்லாவற்றிலும் நிறைந்த இறைவனை—எந்த முறையில் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும் என்பதை எனக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī asks Śaṅkara for the detailed procedure to worship Bhāskara, described as lotus-born and all-pervading though installed in a form; the scene balances icon and cosmic radiance.
FAQs
The all-pervading deity can be approached through a consecrated form (mūrti) using scriptural procedure.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where prescribed worship practices are taught as part of its māhātmya.
A request for the exact vidhāna (step-by-step method) for Sūrya/Bhāskara pūjā.