Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
जया च विजया चैव जयंती पापनाशनी । इडा च पिंगला चैव वहंतोऽश्वमुखास्तथा
jayā ca vijayā caiva jayaṃtī pāpanāśanī | iḍā ca piṃgalā caiva vahaṃto'śvamukhāstathā
جَیا اور وِجَیا، نیز جَیَنتی جو گناہوں کو مٹانے والی ہے؛ اسی طرح اِڑا اور پِنگلا بھی—یہ سب حامل ہیں، گھوڑے کے چہرے والے۔
Nārada
Scene: Around the Sun’s chariot appear personified attendants: Jayā and Vijayā as auspicious guardians, Jayantī as a radiant sin-destroying figure, and Iḍā–Piṅgalā as twin currents/figures; the bearers are depicted with horse-like faces, supporting the chariot’s movement.
FAQs
Sūrya worship is depicted as supported by a divine retinue; invoking them emphasizes protection and sin-removal.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse continues the mantra’s cosmological listing.
Recitation includes naming Sūrya’s associated powers/attendants (Jayā, Vijayā, Jayantī, Iḍā, Piṅgalā) as part of the arghya-mantra.