Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततो दिवाकरस्थानान्मंडलं शशिनः स्तितम् । लक्षमात्रेण तस्यापि त्रिचक्रोरथ उच्यते
tato divākarasthānānmaṃḍalaṃ śaśinaḥ stitam | lakṣamātreṇa tasyāpi tricakroratha ucyate
তারপর সূর্যের অবস্থানের ঊর্ধ্বে চন্দ্রমণ্ডল স্থিত; সেটিও প্রায় এক লক্ষ (যোজন) দূরে বলা হয়েছে, এবং তার রথ ত্রিচক্রযুক্ত বলে কথিত।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Candra-maṇḍala (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A layered celestial diagram: Sun’s sphere below, Moon’s orbit above at a marked distance; the Moon rides a distinctive three-wheeled chariot, silver-white, moving along a luminous track with stars as markers.
FAQs
The cosmos is depicted as an ordered sacred architecture, inviting contemplation of divine governance behind celestial motions.
No site is specified; the verse is part of a cosmological description.
None; the verse is descriptive (cosmography/astronomy) rather than prescriptive.