Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
उदगादयमादित्यो ह्यनेनापि तृतीयकम् । तत्सवितुर्वरेण्येति चतुर्थं परिकीर्तितम्
udagādayamādityo hyanenāpi tṛtīyakam | tatsaviturvareṇyeti caturthaṃ parikīrtitam
“ఉదగాదయమాదిత్యః…” అనే మంత్రంతో మూడవ బీజాన్ని కూడా విన్యసించాలి. “తత్సవితుర్వరేణ్యం…” అనే మంత్రంతో నాలుగవ బీజం ప్రకటించబడింది.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sun rises over the western sea at Prabhāsa; a devotee chants 'udagād ayam ādityaḥ' as the third bīja is set, then transitions into the Gāyatrī 'tat savitur vareṇyam' for the fourth, visualized as a golden light entering the forehead (ājñā).
FAQs
Classic Vedic solar invocations are integrated into Purāṇic worship to align practice with sacred revelation.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Āditya worship is taught as a sanctifying rite.
Assigning/reciting the third and fourth seeds using “udagād ayam ādityaḥ…” and “tat savitur vareṇyam…”.