Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
सर्वसंधिगतश्चैव श्लेष्मणः श्लेष्मकृत्तथा । उरःस्थः सर्वगात्राणि स वै ह्यालंबकः स्थितः
sarvasaṃdhigataścaiva śleṣmaṇaḥ śleṣmakṛttathā | uraḥsthaḥ sarvagātrāṇi sa vai hyālaṃbakaḥ sthitaḥ
সকলো সন্ধিত ব্যাপি আৰু শ্লেষ্ম (কফ) বঁধা ৰসো উৎপন্ন কৰি, ‘আলম্বক’ বক্ষস্থলত অৱস্থিত থাকে; সি দেহৰ সকলো অঙ্গক আশ্ৰয় দি স্থিৰ কৰি ৰাখে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A calm teaching scene: a sage explains subtle bodily supports; the chest region is highlighted as the seat of ‘Ālambaka’ that steadies limbs, with joints subtly indicated.
FAQs
The body’s stability is portrayed as a sacred support-system; dharma honors this order through moderation and self-care.
None; this is an internal ‘body-as-cosmos’ teaching rather than a pilgrimage praise.
None explicitly.