Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तं दृष्ट्वा न जडो नान्धो न दरिद्रो न दुःखितः । न चैवेष्टवियोगी स्यान्न रोगी नैव पापकृत्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā na jaḍo nāndho na daridro na duḥkhitaḥ | na caiveṣṭaviyogī syānna rogī naiva pāpakṛt
اُن کے درشن سے انسان نہ کند ذہن رہتا ہے، نہ اندھا، نہ مفلس، نہ غم زدہ؛ نہ محبوب کی جدائی سہتا ہے—نہ بیمار ہوتا ہے اور نہ گناہ کا مرتکب بنتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced, continuing praise of Bhāskara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Tirtha: Bhāskara (Warita-staskara) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Devotees behold Bhāskara: a blind person’s eyes brighten, a sick person rises, a poor family receives abundance, lovers reunite; the Sun-deity radiates a protective halo over the coastal shrine.
FAQs
Holy darśana is transformative—Sūrya’s grace is portrayed as removing ignorance, suffering, and sin while supporting well-being.
The Bhāskara/Sūrya presence within Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as praised in Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya).
Darśana (reverent beholding) is emphasized as the key act, with implied devotion at the shrine.