Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
लिंगमुद्रा योनिमुद्रा धेनुमुद्रा तथा त्रयम् । सकलं कृतमेतद्धि मंत्ररूपे बिजाक्षरम्
liṃgamudrā yonimudrā dhenumudrā tathā trayam | sakalaṃ kṛtametaddhi maṃtrarūpe bijākṣaram
लिंग-मुद्रा, योनि-मुद्रा आणि धेनु-मुद्रा—ही तीन. यांद्वारे संपूर्ण विधी पूर्ण होते, कारण बीजाक्षर मंत्ररूपाने प्रतिष्ठित होते.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A sādhaka’s hands forming three successive mudrās; behind, a subtle liṅga and yoni symbolism rendered as abstract sacred geometry; a protective ‘dhenu’ motif suggesting nourishment and auspiciousness; bīja syllable glowing at the center as it ‘becomes mantra’.
FAQs
Ritual completeness arises from coordinated mantra and gesture—outer mudrā supports inner concentration and mantra-power.
No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it provides worship-technology within a tīrtha-focused chapter.
Performance of three mudrās—Liṅga, Yoni, and Dhenu—as part of completing the mantra-based rite.