Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
चतुःशृंगं चतुष्पादं द्विशीर्षसप्तहस्तकम् । त्रिधा बद्धं धर्ममयं त्वामेव वृषभं विदुः
catuḥśṛṃgaṃ catuṣpādaṃ dviśīrṣasaptahastakam | tridhā baddhaṃ dharmamayaṃ tvāmeva vṛṣabhaṃ viduḥ
Mereka mengetahui bahawa hanya Engkaulah Lembu suci—bertanduk empat, berkaki empat, berkepala dua, bertangan tujuh; terikat dalam tiga cara; dan hakikatnya tersusun daripada Dharma sendiri.
Brāhmaṇas/Vipras praising Nīlarūpa Mahādeva
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary symbol: a radiant cosmic bull embodying dharma—four horns, four legs, two heads, seven hands—bound in three ways; the deity is revealed as identical with this Vedic emblem, with sages in awe.
FAQs
The Lord is the very structure of Dharma; symbolic descriptions teach seekers to perceive the Divine as the foundation of moral and cosmic order.
Within this adhyāya’s tīrtha context, the deity of the place (Nīlarūpa) is praised as Dharma itself, elevating the site’s sanctity.
No explicit ritual instruction; it is a theological praise using allegorical imagery.