Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
अथवा शुद्धभावेषु शीतो भवमहाबल । ततोऽभिशस्तः शनकैर्मंडलानि परिक्रमेत्
athavā śuddhabhāveṣu śīto bhavamahābala | tato'bhiśastaḥ śanakairmaṃḍalāni parikramet
Ou bien, pour ceux dont la disposition est pure, deviens frais, ô puissant. Alors la personne accusée (abhiśasta) doit circumambuler lentement les maṇḍala.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An abhiśasta person slowly circumambulates concentric maṇḍalas around a controlled fire/heat source; the atmosphere is cool and calm for the pure, with attendants watching carefully.
FAQs
Purity is affirmed as protective: for the pure, even fire is invoked as cool and non-harming, emphasizing moral truth as spiritual armor.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse describes a ritual movement around maṇḍalas.
Invoke Agni to be cool for the pure, and have the abhiśasta person slowly circumambulate the ritual maṇḍalas.