Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
राज्ञी च निक्षुभा देवी ललिता चैव संज्ञिका । तथा यज्ञभुजो देवा ये चान्ये परिकीर्तिताः
rājñī ca nikṣubhā devī lalitā caiva saṃjñikā | tathā yajñabhujo devā ye cānye parikīrtitāḥ
راج्ञی، دیوی نِکشُبھا اور نام سے معروف للِتا؛ نیز یَجْن کے بھوگ پانے والے دیوتا، اور دوسرے سب جن کا ذکر کیا گیا ہے۔
Nārada
Scene: A liturgical tableau: goddesses Rājñī, Nikṣubhā, Lalitā appear as radiant śaktis near the altar; behind them stand yajñabhuj deities receiving oblations through flame, with subtle presence of previously named attendants.
FAQs
Sūrya worship is integrated with yajña-culture; the Sun is honored along with the deities sustained by sacrificial order.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse continues the mantra’s catalog of associated deities.
The arghya-mantra includes further invocations—female divinities and yajña-partaking gods—completing the retinue.