Markandeya Purana 77.37

77.37

tataḥ sa pūjayāmāsa tadā trailokyapūjitam /
bhāsvantaṃ parayā bhaktyā nijagehamupāgatam //

He then paid honour to the Sun, the god honoured by the three worlds, who had visited his house, with sublime faith. Viśvakṛt on being asked about Sañjñā, then told him — “She came indeed here to my house, saying she had been verily sent by thee.” And the Sun, collecting his mind in meditation, perceived her in mare’s shape practising austerities among the Northern Kurus, and the Sun understood the purpose of her austerities, namely, ‘May my husband become mild in body, beautiful in form.’ “Pare down my splendour now” quoth the Sun also to Sañjñā’s father Viāva-karman, O brāhman. And Viśvakarman thereupon pared down the splendour of the year-revolving Sun, and obtains the praises of the gods.