अथादित्यस्य नामानि सम्यग्जानीहि द्वादश । द्वादशैव तथान्यानि तानि वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः
athādityasya nāmāni samyagjānīhi dvādaśa | dvādaśaiva tathānyāni tāni vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ
اب آدتیہ (سورج دیو) کے بارہ نام ٹھیک طرح جان لو؛ اسی طرح ایک اور بارہ کا مجموعہ بھی ہے—میں انہیں تم سے بغیر کسی کمی کے پورا بیان کروں گا۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: A teacher-sage (or divine speaker) instructs a listener, counting on fingers or with a palm-leaf, while a solar disc shines above; the setting hints at Prabhāsa’s coastal sanctity.
Reverent knowledge (jñāna) of divine names is presented as a complete teaching, preparing the listener for disciplined remembrance and worship.
The broader context is the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), where sacred teachings are framed as part of the site’s spiritual eminence.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces an enumerative teaching useful for nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of names) and Sūrya-upāsanā.