Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
माल्यवान्मलयश्चैव महेंद्रो मंदरस्तथा । मेरुश्चैव प्रयत्नेन पूजितो विष्णुना तदा
mālyavānmalayaścaiva maheṃdro maṃdarastathā | meruścaiva prayatnena pūjito viṣṇunā tadā
Mālyavān et Malaya, Mahendra et Mandara—et Meru aussi—furent alors vénérés par Viṣṇu avec un zèle sincère et un soin attentif.
Lomaśa (continued narration from 27.1)
Tirtha: Mahendragiri (implied by Mahendra)
Type: peak
Scene: Viṣṇu, with deliberate care, worships a circle of mountains: Malaya with sandal forests, Mahendra near the sea-winds, Mandara as the famed churning-mountain, and Meru towering as the golden axis.
FAQs
Reverence offered with prayatna (sincere effort) sanctifies the act; sacred places and their guardians are honored as embodiments of divine stability.
Kedāra’s Purāṇic setting, expressed through the larger sacred map of renowned mountains.
Pūjā performed with prayatna—careful, intentional worship—though no specific items are listed.