Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
शक्रदीनां पुरे तिष्ठन्स्पृशत्येष पुरत्रयम् । विकीर्णोऽतो विकर्णस्थस्त्रिकोणार्धपुरे तथा
śakradīnāṃ pure tiṣṭhanspṛśatyeṣa puratrayam | vikīrṇo'to vikarṇasthastrikoṇārdhapure tathā
Nananahan sa mga lungsod ni Indra at ng iba pang mga diyos, hinahaplos niya (ang Araw) ang “tatlong lungsod” sa langit sa kanyang pag-ikot. Kaya siya’y tinatawag na “nakakalat,” nakalagay sa mga dako, at dumaraan din sa mga hatiing tatsulok at “kalahating-lungsod” ng kalawakang sansinukob.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Sūrya depicted as pervading and ‘touching’ three celestial cities, radiating into directions; a mandala-like cosmic sphere with triangular and half-city divisions, devas’ abodes arranged around the solar path.
FAQs
The Sun’s all-pervading movement is portrayed as touching every divine realm, teaching the universality of cosmic law (ṛta/dharma).
No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse speaks of devaloka/celestial geography.
None; the verse is descriptive of cosmological movement rather than prescribing vrata or dāna.