Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106
नमोस्तु सर्पेभ्य इति मेरुपीठं सदाऽर्चयेत् । हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्त्ततेति पुनर्मध्ये सदार्चयेत्
namostu sarpebhya iti merupīṭhaṃ sadā'rcayet | hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavarttateti punarmadhye sadārcayet
Avec la formule « namas tu sarpebhyaḥ », qu’on vénère sans cesse le Merupīṭha, le siège de Meru. Et de nouveau, au centre, qu’on adore toujours avec « hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata… ».
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Meru-pīṭha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣi assembly / pilgrims (contextual)
Scene: A central raised platform (Meru-pīṭha) within a sacred mandala is worshipped. Serpent motifs coil around the base as guardians. The priest chants ‘namo’ to serpents, then turns to the exact center, reciting ‘hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata…’ as a golden cosmic light appears above the altar.
FAQs
Pilgrimage worship links the local sacred center to cosmic origins—honoring nāgas and Hiraṇyagarbha situates the tīrtha within universal order.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Merupīṭha and the central sanctified point (madhya) of the ritual mandala.
Daily worship of Merupīṭha with “namas tu sarpebhyaḥ”, and worship at the center with “hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata…”.