Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
महाहिवोमहायेति नानापुष्पकदंबकैः । त्रातारमिंद्रमंत्रेण पूर्वशृंगं सदार्चयेत्
mahāhivomahāyeti nānāpuṣpakadaṃbakaiḥ | trātāramiṃdramaṃtreṇa pūrvaśṛṃgaṃ sadārcayet
नानाविध पुष्पगुच्छांनी ‘महाहिवो महायेति’ हा मंत्र जपत पूर्व शृंगाचे सदैव पूजन करावे. तसेच ‘त्रातारम् इन्द्रम्…’ या इन्द्रमंत्राने त्यास रक्षक प्रभू म्हणून वंदावे.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Pūrva-śṛṅga of Aṣṭaśṛṅga (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: peak
Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)
Scene: At dawn, the pilgrim faces east at the Pūrva-śṛṅga, offering clusters of mixed flowers while chanting a mantra; the peak is envisioned as a protective lord with Indra-mantra resonance.
FAQs
Sacred geography is approached through disciplined mantra and offering—devotion is expressed by honoring each consecrated direction and summit.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the Pūrvā-śṛṅga (Eastern sacred peak) within its ritual landscape.
Daily worship (arcana) of the Eastern Peak using varied flower clusters and specific Vedic mantras, including an Indra-protective formula.