Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
मेढीभूतः समस्तस्य ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य वै ध्रुवः । ध्रुवोऽपि शिंशुमारस्य पुच्छाधारे व्यवस्थितः
meḍhībhūtaḥ samastasya jyotiścakrasya vai dhruvaḥ | dhruvo'pi śiṃśumārasya pucchādhāre vyavasthitaḥ
ធ្រ៊ូវៈ បានក្លាយជាចំណុចបង្វិលនៃកង់ពន្លឺទាំងមូល (មណ្ឌលមេឃ)។ ហើយធ្រ៊ូវៈ ក៏ស្ថិតនៅលើទីទ្រនៃចុងកន្ទុយរបស់ សិំśumāra (ដុលហ្វីនកោស्मिक)។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dhruva-sthāna / Śiśumāra-cakra (celestial)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The celestial sphere as a wheel of lights rotating around Dhruva; the Śiśumāra (cosmic dolphin) constellation-form spans the sky, with Dhruva fixed at the tail’s support point.
FAQs
The universe turns around a steadfast center—spiritually, dharma and devotion must become one’s inner Dhruva.
No earthly tīrtha is referenced; the verse describes a cosmic structure.
None.