[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) › 16.367.p15 # Skandapurana 16.367.p15 Skandapurāṇa 16.367.p15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.367.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p15) 13 śākadvīpe bhramisthasya raverviśvakarmaṇā takṣaṇe kṛte satyanantaraṃ vibhāvasorhiraṇyagarbha- nāmnā bhūmyāmavataraṇam, kṛtatretādvāparakaliṣu sūryasavitṛbhāskarārkasthaleti nāmabhistasya prasiddhiḥ, arkamāhātmyavarṇanaprasaṅgena arkapatrabhakṣaṇaniṣedhakathanam, arkasthalatīrthe mahiṣyādidānamāhātmyavarṇanam, prabhāsapavitranāmakaraṇārkasthalotpattivṛttāntavarṇanam. 23 1 > 13 After the Sun, mounted on a lathe in Śākadvīpa, is pared down by Viśvakarman, the Sun descends to the earth under the name Hiraṇyagarbha; his renown in the Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali ages under the names Sūryasthala, Savitṛsthala, Bhāskarasthala, and Arkasthala; in connection with the description of the māhātmya of Arka, statement of the prohibition against eating arka leaves; description of the māhātmya of gifting buffaloes and the like at the Arkasthala-tīrtha; description of the story of the origin of Arkasthala, which gave rise to the holy name Prabhāsa. 23.1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.367.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p14) - [Next: 16.367.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p16) - [Up: 16.367](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.367.p15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p15) · Pramāṇa