Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
सूर्योदयात्प्रवर्तंते यज्ञाद्याः सकलाः क्रियाः । ताभिर्यज्ञभुजांतृप्तिः सविता तत्र कारणम्
sūryodayātpravartaṃte yajñādyāḥ sakalāḥ kriyāḥ | tābhiryajñabhujāṃtṛptiḥ savitā tatra kāraṇam
Từ lúc mặt trời mọc, mọi hành sự—khởi đầu bằng tế lễ yajña—đều vận hành. Nhờ các nghi lễ ấy, chư thiên thọ hưởng phần yajña được thỏa mãn; trong đó, Savitṛ (Mặt Trời) là nhân duyên quyết định.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: At dawn, the Sun rises over the Gaṅgā at Kāśī; priests begin yajña and morning rites, while devas receive oblations—Savitṛ depicted as the hidden mover of all activity.
FAQs
Dharma and ritual life are anchored in sacred time; the Sun enables and legitimizes the rhythm of righteous action.
The broader teaching belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Varanasi/Kashi), framing cosmic order as part of Kāśī’s sacred worldview, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.
That yajña and allied rites are to be undertaken from sunrise onward—highlighting sunrise as the proper ritual commencement.