Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
कलशानष्टदिग्भागे सहिरण्यान्पृथक्पृथक् । स्थापयित्वा तु शक्तिस्ता वामाद्याः पूर्वतः क्रमात्
kalaśānaṣṭadigbhāge sahiraṇyānpṛthakpṛthak | sthāpayitvā tu śaktistā vāmādyāḥ pūrvataḥ kramāt
Dans les huit quartiers des directions, qu’on place des kalaśa, vases d’eau, chacun séparément et pourvu d’or. Les ayant établis, qu’on dispose ces Śakti —à commencer par Vāmā— selon l’ordre, en partant de l’est.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual pavilion at Prabhāsa: eight gleaming kalaśas set in the eight directions, each marked with gold; the officiant traces a lotus-mandala on the ground while invoking Śaktis in order starting from the east, beginning with Vāmā.
FAQs
Directional consecration acknowledges the divine permeating all quarters; worship is made cosmic by honoring Śiva’s Śaktis across space.
This udyāpana procedure belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s Somavāra-vrata context.
Install separate kalaśas with gold in the eight directions, and arrange the Śaktis—starting with Vāmā—in order beginning from the east.