Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
सर्वेषां प्राणिनां यस्मादुडुपो भगवान्रविः । इहामुत्र च कौंतेय विश्वद्धारी रविर्मतः
sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ yasmāduḍupo bhagavānraviḥ | ihāmutra ca kauṃteya viśvaddhārī ravirmataḥ
Sapagkat ang pinagpalang Ravi, ang Araw, ang ‘bangka’ na gumagabay sa lahat ng nilalang, O anak ni Kuntī, kaya si Ravi ay kinikilalang tagapagtaguyod ng sansinukob—dito sa daigdig at maging sa kabilang daigdig.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: Kaunteya/Pārtha (addressed)
Scene: A radiant Sun as a golden ‘boat’ carrying beings across a symbolic ocean of saṃsāra; below, the world is lit and sustained by his rays, indicating support in both visible and invisible realms.
FAQs
Sūrya is praised as the universal supporter and the guiding force that helps beings navigate both worldly life and the afterlife.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general Sūrya-māhātmya teaching.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes Sūrya’s cosmic role as the basis for later devotion and worship.