Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
स तं स्मृत्वा प्रभावं हि प्रदक्षिणासमुद्भवम् । अचलेश्वरमासाद्य प्रदक्षिणामथाकरोत्
sa taṃ smṛtvā prabhāvaṃ hi pradakṣiṇāsamudbhavam | acaleśvaramāsādya pradakṣiṇāmathākarot
प्रदक्षिणा से उत्पन्न उस प्रभाव को स्मरण करके वह अचलेश्वर के पास गया और फिर उसने भक्तिभाव से प्रदक्षिणा की।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Acaleśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahārāja (king) addressed
Scene: King Veṇu arrives at a Śiva shrine of Acaleśvara and begins circumambulating the liṅga/temple, hands folded, attendants behind, the path forming a luminous circle.
FAQs
Pradakṣiṇā is presented as a potent devotional act that generates spiritual power and transforms one’s destiny.
Acaleśvara (a Śiva shrine) in the Arbuda region is directly glorified.
Perform pradakṣiṇā—circumambulating the deity/shrine with reverence.
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