Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
नक्षत्रमण्डलं कृत्स्नमुपरिष्टात्प्रकाशते । चतुर्दश चार्बुदान्यप्यशीतिः सरितांपतिः
nakṣatramaṇḍalaṃ kṛtsnamupariṣṭātprakāśate | caturdaśa cārbudānyapyaśītiḥ saritāṃpatiḥ
তার উপরে সমগ্র নক্ষত্রমণ্ডল দীপ্ত হয়ে প্রকাশিত হয়। তার পরিমাপ চৌদ্দ অর্বুদ ও আশি—এমনই নদীগণের অধিপতি (বরুণ) বর্ণনা করেছেন।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Above the Moon’s region, the entire wheel of constellations shines like a luminous belt; the sky is layered, with a distinct ring of nakṣatra-lights encircling the cosmos.
FAQs
Contemplation of the vast star-sphere expands the mind toward the Purāṇic vision of an ordered, sacred universe.
None; this is a cosmographic passage rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya verse.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse provides cosmological description and measurement.