Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
प्रादुर्भावं रवेर्दृष्ट्वा वडवा समजायत । अत्यंतं गोपतिः शांतो बकुलस्य समीपतः
prādurbhāvaṃ raverdṛṣṭvā vaḍavā samajāyata | atyaṃtaṃ gopatiḥ śāṃto bakulasya samīpataḥ
ครั้นเห็นการปรากฏแห่งพระอาทิตย์ นางก็กลายเป็นม้าเพศเมีย (วฑวา) และใกล้ต้นบกุฬะนั้น โคปติคือพระอาทิตย์ ก็สงบเย็นและร่มเย็นยิ่งนัก
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Bakulārka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Surya manifests in blazing form near a bakula tree; Saṃjñā transforms into a mare (vaḍavā) in awe; Surya’s rays soften, and the scene settles into luminous calm.
FAQs
Divine power is not merely force; within a sanctified locus it becomes śānta (beneficent and balanced), accessible to devotees.
The vicinity of the bakula tree—identified with Bakulārka—functions as the sanctified site where Sūrya’s tejas is pacified.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it provides the mythic foundation (māhātmya) that supports later worship and remembrance practices.