Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
तस्य त्वं प्रातरुत्थाय कुरु नित्यं प्रदक्षिणाम् । प्रणामं च ततः सिद्धिं वांछितां समवाप्स्यसि
tasya tvaṃ prātarutthāya kuru nityaṃ pradakṣiṇām | praṇāmaṃ ca tataḥ siddhiṃ vāṃchitāṃ samavāpsyasi
Bangunlah awal pagi dan lakukan pradakṣiṇā mengelilinginya setiap hari. Sesudah itu, tunduklah bersujud; maka engkau akan memperoleh siddhi yang diinginkan.
Nandinī
Tirtha: Bāṇa-pratiṣṭhita Mahāliṅga (forest shrine)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tiger (vyāghra)
Scene: At dawn, the tiger performs pradakṣiṇā around the forest liṅga and then prostrates, with the promise of attaining desired siddhi.
FAQs
Simple, consistent acts of devotion at a powerful shrine can transform one’s destiny and grant fulfillment.
The instruction refers to the great forest Śiva-liṅga established by Bāṇa mentioned in the immediately preceding verse.
Rise at dawn, perform daily pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), and offer praṇāma (prostration) to the Liṅga.