Skandapurana 16.286.2

16.286.2

bāla eva tu yatrārkastapastepe purā priye ..
tena bālārka ityetannāma khyātaṃ dharātale .. 2 ..

Since the Sun, while still a boy, performed austerities there of old, O beloved, / it became renowned by this name, 'Bālārka', on the surface of the earth. // 2