Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
सूत उवाच । तथाऽन्योऽपि च तत्रास्ति याज्ञवल्क्यप्रतिष्ठितः । पुष्पादित्य इति ख्यातः सर्वकामप्रदो नृणाम्
sūta uvāca | tathā'nyo'pi ca tatrāsti yājñavalkyapratiṣṭhitaḥ | puṣpāditya iti khyātaḥ sarvakāmaprado nṛṇām
سوت نے کہا: اسی طرح وہاں ایک اور دیوتا بھی ہے جسے یاج्ञولکْیہ نے قائم کیا؛ وہ پُشپادِتیہ کے نام سے مشہور ہے اور لوگوں کو ہر مراد عطا کرنے والا ہے۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Puṣpāditya (shrine/deity)
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Sūta narrates as the scene shifts to a sanctum where a radiant deity named Puṣpāditya stands adorned with flowers; a subtle overlay shows sage Yājñavalkya performing the original consecration.
FAQs
Tīrthas preserve living lineages of dharma through sage-established deities; sincere worship there is portrayed as a direct means to legitimate human aims (kāmas) under dharma.
A site within Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya where Puṣpāditya is present; the verse names the deity (Puṣpāditya) but not the geographic place-name.
Worship of Puṣpāditya, a Sūrya-form established by Yājñavalkya, is recommended for attainment of desired goals.