Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
पश्चिमेन स्थितं तत्र शम्भोरायतनस्य तु । स मेरोर्दक्षिणे पादे नखस्तु परिकीर्तितः
paścimena sthitaṃ tatra śambhorāyatanasya tu | sa merordakṣiṇe pāde nakhastu parikīrtitaḥ
Al oeste del santuario de Śambhu se alza allí una señal sagrada. Es celebrada como la ‘uña’ en el pie meridional del monte Meru.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Meru-dakṣiṇa-pāda-nakha (sacred mark west of Śambhu’s shrine)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śiva shrine on the right; to its west a distinctive stone/mark protrudes from earth, revered as Meru’s ‘southern foot-nail’; sages point to it; the background subtly shows a visionary Meru silhouette aligning with the marker.
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Sacred sites mirror cosmic geography; local landmarks are interpreted as parts of the divine cosmic body (Meru symbolism).
A revered landmark west of Śambhu’s shrine in Prabhāsakṣetra, identified with Meru’s southern foot-nail.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides pilgrimage topography for locating a sanctified spot.