Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
देवतानां च संकल्पं महर्षीणां चकार ह । समागत्य ततो देवा मन्दराचलमास्थिताः
devatānāṃ ca saṃkalpaṃ maharṣīṇāṃ cakāra ha | samāgatya tato devā mandarācalamāsthitāḥ
അദ്ദേഹം ദേവന്മാരുടെയും മഹർഷിമാരുടെയും ആശയത്തോടൊത്തു ഒരു സംकल्पം ചെയ്തു. തുടർന്ന് ദേവഗണം ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി മന്ദരാചലത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്തു.
Gālava (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Mandarācala
Type: peak
Listener: Anagha/suvrata interlocutor
Scene: A divine council forms: Hara’s resolve harmonizes with gods and great seers; the gods gather and take their seats upon Mount Mandara.
FAQs
Right action begins with saṃkalpa aligned with dharma and the counsel of the wise; collective sacred intent draws divine assembly.
Mandarācala (Mount Mandara) is named as the gathering place, serving as the sacred setting for the episode.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights saṃkalpa and sacred congregation.