Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
वायवायाहि मन्त्रेण वायुं देवि सदार्चयेत् । यथाक्रममिमान्देवि सर्वान्वै पूजयेद्बुधः
vāyavāyāhi mantreṇa vāyuṃ devi sadārcayet | yathākramamimāndevi sarvānvai pūjayedbudhaḥ
Wahai Dewi, dengan mantra “vāyav āyāhi…”, hendaknya senantiasa memuja Dewa Vāyu. Demikianlah, menurut urutan yang semestinya, wahai Dewi, orang bijak memuja semuanya.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A wise pilgrim completes a circular worship sequence: offerings placed at multiple stations; Vāyu is visualized as swift, subtle, moving through banners and incense smoke, receiving flowers at a dedicated altar point.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced through order and completeness: worship becomes holistic when performed sequentially, honoring each divine function.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a mandala of worship where a full sequence of deities is honored.
Arcana to Vāyu with the “vāyav āyāhi” mantra, and then worship of all associated deities in the prescribed order.