Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
तृतीयश्चोद्वहो नाम चंद्रस्कंधे प्रतिष्ठितः । बद्धं ध्रुवेण येनेदं भ्राम्यते चंद्रमंडलम्
tṛtīyaścodvaho nāma caṃdraskaṃdhe pratiṣṭhitaḥ | baddhaṃ dhruveṇa yenedaṃ bhrāmyate caṃdramaṃḍalam
তৃতীয় বায়ুর নাম ‘উদ্বহ’; সে চন্দ্রের আশ্রয়ে প্রতিষ্ঠিত। তার দ্বারা ধ্রুবের সঙ্গে আবদ্ধ হয়ে এই চন্দ্রমণ্ডল পরিভ্রমণ করে।
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.