Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
स मां प्रणतमासीनमभ्यर्च्यार्घेण भास्करः । प्रहसन्निव प्राहेदं देवो मधुरया गिरा
sa māṃ praṇatamāsīnamabhyarcyārgheṇa bhāskaraḥ | prahasanniva prāhedaṃ devo madhurayā girā
Khi ta ngồi cúi đầu đảnh lễ, Bhāskara đã kính dâng lễ arghya để tôn vinh ta, rồi như mỉm cười hiền hòa, Ngài cất lời ngọt dịu.
Nārada (narrating Bhāskara’s reception)
Tirtha: Bhāskara-loka encounter (validating Jayāditya-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: In a radiant solar hall, Bhāskara offers arghya to the bowed narrator; the Sun-god smiles gently, speaking sweetly. Golden light, lotus vessels, and a sense of sacred hospitality dominate.
FAQs
Divinity responds to humility: reverent posture and right conduct invite gracious reception and auspicious speech.
No tirtha is named; the setting is Bhāskara’s loka (the Sun’s realm).
Arghya—an offering of respectful water/oblation—is referenced as an act of worship and welcome.