[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.65.52 # Skandapurana 1.4.65.52 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.65.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.65.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.65.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.51) - [Next: 1.4.65.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.53) - [Up: 1.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.65.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.52) · Pramāṇa