Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
मध्यशृंगे ब्रह्मवास ऐशान्यां त्र्यंबकस्य च । नैरृत्ये वासुदेवस्य हेमशृंगं च ब्रह्मणः
madhyaśṛṃge brahmavāsa aiśānyāṃ tryaṃbakasya ca | nairṛtye vāsudevasya hemaśṛṃgaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ
على القمّة الوسطى مقامُ براهما؛ وعلى قمّة الشمال الشرقي مقامُ تريَمبَكَ (شيفا). وعلى قمّة الجنوب الغربي مقامُ فاسوديفا، وهناك أيضًا قمّةٌ ذهبيةٌ منسوبةٌ إلى براهما.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Meru (peaks of Brahmā, Tryambaka, Vāsudeva)
Type: peak
Scene: Three peaks of Meru marked by distinct divine presences: Brahmā on the central summit, Śiva in the northeast, Vāsudeva in the southwest; an additional golden peak gleams, suggesting Brahmā’s association; directions subtly indicated by compass-like layout.
FAQs
The cosmic center is shown as harmonizing divine powers—Brahmā, Śiva, and Viṣṇu—within a unified sacred geography.
Mount Meru is the sacred locus described; it is cosmological rather than a terrestrial pilgrimage destination in this context.
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