Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
पीठमामंत्र्य मंत्रेण प्राणायामान्समाचरेत् । संकल्पं प्रवदेत्तत्र शिवाग्रे विहितांजलिः
pīṭhamāmaṃtrya maṃtreṇa prāṇāyāmānsamācaret | saṃkalpaṃ pravadettatra śivāgre vihitāṃjaliḥ
Den Pīṭha mit Mantra anrufend, vollziehe man Prāṇāyāma; dann, mit gefalteten Händen vor Śiva, spreche man dort den Saṅkalpa, die rituelle Absicht, aus.
Unknown (narrative instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Devotee seated in padmāsana on a clean mat, eyes half-closed, performing prāṇāyāma; then hands in añjali facing the Śiva-liṅga, speaking saṅkalpa; the pīṭha is freshly invoked and adorned.
FAQs
Worship is strengthened by conscious intention and breath-discipline, turning action into deliberate sādhanā.
No particular holy site is cited; this is a general instruction for Śiva worship.
Invoke the pīṭha with mantra, perform prāṇāyāma, and state the saṅkalpa before Śiva with folded hands.