Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
भास्करार्घं विना पातः कृतं सर्वं च निष्फलम् । तस्याहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि विधिं विधिविदां वर
bhāskarārghaṃ vinā pātaḥ kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ ca niṣphalam | tasyāhaṃ śrotumicchāmi vidhiṃ vidhividāṃ vara
Nếu không dâng arghya lên Bhāskara (Thần Mặt Trời), thì mọi sự tụng niệm và các hạnh tu đã làm đều trở nên vô ích. Vì vậy con mong được nghe nghi thức đúng đắn, bạch bậc tối thắng trong những người thông hiểu lễ nghi.
Unspecified (listener addressing a ritual expert; immediately followed by Nārada speaking in next verse)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A devotee performing various rites—japa, homa, scripture recitation—yet the scene shows a missing arghya to the rising Sun; the Sun’s presence dominates the sky, indicating that the rite remains incomplete until arghya is offered; then the devotee turns east with a water-vessel to complete it.
FAQs
Daily worship is perfected by honoring Sūrya; neglecting arghya undermines the intended merit (puṇya) of one’s practice.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the universal nitya-karma of offering arghya to Sūrya.
The necessity of Bhāskara-arghya is stated, and the listener requests the detailed vidhi (procedure).