Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
संपन्नमर्घ्यमादाय मंत्रमेतमुदीरयेत् । प्रत्यङ्मुखः सुनियतः संमुखो वा महोदधेः
saṃpannamarghyamādāya maṃtrametamudīrayet | pratyaṅmukhaḥ suniyataḥ saṃmukho vā mahodadheḥ
Dengan membawa arghya yang telah disiapkan sempurna, hendaklah melafalkan mantra ini—menghadap barat dengan pengendalian diri yang baik, atau menghadap samudra agung.
Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta speaking in Purāṇic frame)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-samudra-tīrtha (Maho-dadhi-facing rite)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the seashore, a restrained devotee holds a filled arghya-vessel; he stands either facing west under the setting sun or directly toward the roaring ocean, ready to utter the mantra.
FAQs
Ritual power is supported by niyama (self-restraint) and proper orientation; devotion is guided by sacred order.
Dvārakā’s coastal sacred setting—Cakratīrtha with the presence of the great ocean (mahodadhi).
Hold the prepared arghya and recite the mantra while disciplined, either facing west or facing the ocean.