Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
स तेन रथमुख्येन सागरांतां वसुंधराम् । त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो द्रुहिणश्चकारामुं प्रदक्षिणम्
sa tena rathamukhyena sāgarāṃtāṃ vasuṃdharām | triḥsaptakṛtvo druhiṇaścakārāmuṃ pradakṣiṇam
ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ രഥംകൊണ്ട് ദ്രുഹിണൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) സമുദ്രാന്തമായ ഈ ഭൂമിയെ ഇരുപത്തൊന്ന് പ്രാവശ്യം പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്തു।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya
Scene: A luminous chariot bearing Soma circles the ocean-girdled earth; oceans form a blue ring, continents stylized; Brahmā guides the chariot in repeated pradakṣiṇā, leaving a trail of light.
FAQs
Pradakṣiṇā (reverent circumambulation) is portrayed as a cosmic act that establishes auspicious order and merit.
The verse is a cosmic prelude; the chapter’s focus culminates in Avimukta-Kāśī’s Candreśvara and Amṛtodaka.
Circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā) is highlighted as a sacred act, here performed on a universal scale.