Skandapurana 1.4.65.52
Skandapurāṇa 1.4.65.52
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.4.65.52
51 atha bhāskarakṛtavividhakarmaphalaviṣayakapraśnasya kamaṭhabālakena saśāstrapramāṇa-siddhasakalaprāṇikarmavipākavarṇanena samyaguttarapradānam, tatprasaṃgena dharmapraśaṃsāvarṇanam, kamaṭhaproktasamyakpraśnottaraśravaṇasaṃtuṣṭena bhagavatā bhāskareṇa tatputraprabhṛti-hārītāditannagarasthabrāhmaṇapraśaṃsāpūrvakaṃ nijanāmakathanam, atha brāhmaṇānāṃ prārthanayā bhagavatā bhāskareṇa jayādityanāmnā tasminmahīnagare mūrtāvavasthitikaraṇam, kamaṭhakṛtā'ṣṭakastotreṇa jayādityastutiḥ, bhagavatā bhāskareṇa kamaṭhākhyāya hārītabrāhmaṇabālakāya varapradānam, jayādityamāhātmyavarṇanam.... 187 1
51 Then, to the question regarding the various fruits of actions asked by the Sun-god, the boy Kamaṭha gave proper answers by describing the ripening of actions of all living beings established by the authority of the śāstras; in that context, praise of dharma is described; the Lord Sun, pleased by hearing the excellent answers given by Kamaṭha, praised the brahmins residing in that city such as his father Hārīta, and declared his own name; then, at the request of the brahmins, the Lord Sun took up residence in an icon in that Mahīnagara under the name Jayāditya; hymn of praise to Jayāditya through an eight-verse hymn composed by Kamaṭha; granting of a boon by the Lord Sun to the brahmin boy named Kamaṭha, son of Hārīta; description of the greatness of Jayāditya... 187 1
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation