Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
तृतीयश्चोद्वहो नाम चंद्रस्कंधे प्रतिष्ठितः । बद्धं ध्रुवेण येनेदं भ्राम्यते चंद्रमंडलम्
tṛtīyaścodvaho nāma caṃdraskaṃdhe pratiṣṭhitaḥ | baddhaṃ dhruveṇa yenedaṃ bhrāmyate caṃdramaṃḍalam
তৃতীয়জন ‘উদ্বহ’ নামে, চন্দ্ৰৰ আধাৰত প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত। যাৰ দ্বাৰা ধ্ৰুৱৰ সৈতে বাঁধা, সেই কাৰণে এই চন্দ্ৰমণ্ডল পৰিভ্ৰমণ কৰে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Candra-maṇḍala (conceptual)
Type: peak
Scene: The moon’s orb resting on a cosmic support, tethered by Udvaha to Dhruva, turning in a serene nocturnal circuit.
FAQs
The Moon’s orderly course is sustained by cosmic principles, pointing to a universe governed by stability (Dhruva) and divine regulation.
No holy site is mentioned; the focus is celestial cosmology.
None; it explains Udvaha’s role in the Moon’s revolution around the Dhruva-pivot.