Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
अथवा शुद्धभावेषु शीतो भवमहाबल । ततोऽभिशस्तः शनकैर्मंडलानि परिक्रमेत्
athavā śuddhabhāveṣu śīto bhavamahābala | tato'bhiśastaḥ śanakairmaṃḍalāni parikramet
أو، لأصحاب النية الطاهرة، كُن باردًا لطيفًا، أيها الجبار. ثم على المتَّهَم (أبهيشاستا) أن يطوف ببطء حول الماندالا.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An abhiśasta person slowly circumambulates concentric maṇḍalas around a controlled fire/heat source; the atmosphere is cool and calm for the pure, with attendants watching carefully.
FAQs
Purity is affirmed as protective: for the pure, even fire is invoked as cool and non-harming, emphasizing moral truth as spiritual armor.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse describes a ritual movement around maṇḍalas.
Invoke Agni to be cool for the pure, and have the abhiśasta person slowly circumambulate the ritual maṇḍalas.