Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
ते तु दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं समुद्यंतं दिवाकरम् । ते धूम्रप्रमुखाः सर्वे जहसुः सूर्यमंजसा
te tu dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṃ samudyaṃtaṃ divākaram | te dhūmrapramukhāḥ sarve jahasuḥ sūryamaṃjasā
مگر جب انہوں نے عظیم روح دیواکر کو طلوع ہوتے دیکھا تو دھومر کی قیادت میں وہ سب یکایک سورج پر روبرو ٹوٹ پڑے۔
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)
Tirtha: Pātāla-vivara (contextual)
Type: cave
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant Sun rises from the horizon, haloed and calm, while Dhūmra and his rākṣasa host leap upward with weapons and smoky auras, attempting to strike the solar orb in mid-ascent.
FAQs
The forces of darkness instinctively oppose the rise of light; the Sun’s ascent becomes an image of dharma confronting adharma.
This episode belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Pātālavivara māhātmya framework, explaining the site’s mythic sanctity.
None; this is narrative action within the māhātmya.