Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ईश्वर उवाच । शिरः प्रधानं गात्रेषु शिरसा धार्यते महान्
īśvara uvāca | śiraḥ pradhānaṃ gātreṣu śirasā dhāryate mahān
ഈശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അംഗങ്ങളിൽ ശിരസ്സാണ് പ്രധാനം; ശിരസ്സിന്മേലാണ് മഹത്തായ ഭാരം, അഥവാ സമഗ്ര ദേഹം, ധരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva gestures toward the head/crown while teaching; a subtle lotus at the crown glows, indicating the ‘abode’ as a yogic center; the setting remains serene and instructional.
FAQs
The verse begins a teaching that elevates the ‘head’ as the chief seat of support—preparing a link between bodily hierarchy, worship, and yogic discipline.
No tīrtha is named in this line.
No explicit rite is stated; it introduces a principle that will ground instructions about worship and yogic holding (dhāraṇā).