Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
भकाराद्याः षकारांता अष्टौ हि वसवो मताः । ध्रुवो घोरश्च सोमश्च आपश्चैव नलोऽनिलः
bhakārādyāḥ ṣakārāṃtā aṣṭau hi vasavo matāḥ | dhruvo ghoraśca somaśca āpaścaiva nalo'nilaḥ
从“bha”为始至“ṣa”为终，被认为是八位婆苏（Vasu）：德鲁瓦（Dhruva）、戈罗（Ghora）、苏摩（Soma）、阿帕（Āpa）、那罗（Nala）与阿尼罗（Anila）。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Eight Vasus depicted as elemental guardians around a sacred altar: Dhruva as a star-pillar, Soma as moonlight, Āpa as flowing waters, Anila as swirling wind; letters from bha to ṣa appear as a mnemonic garland above.
FAQs
The sustaining forces of nature are honored as divine powers (Vasus), cultivating reverence for creation as sacred.
No tīrtha is highlighted; the passage is cosmological.
No explicit ritual; the list supports remembrance practices and teaching of deva-classifications.