Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
अस्त्रं दिशासु विन्यस्य स्वबीजेन तु कर्णिकाम् । अमोसि प्राणितेनेति अनेन हृदयं यजेत्
astraṃ diśāsu vinyasya svabījena tu karṇikām | amosi prāṇiteneti anena hṛdayaṃ yajet
Tendo atribuído o “Astra” (mantra-arma protetora) às direções, e a “Karṇikā” (núcleo central) com o próprio bīja (svabīja), deve-se venerar o “Coração” com a fórmula: “am asi, prāṇitena” — pelo sopro vital.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lotus-yantra with a bright central karṇikā; astra symbols ring the directions like a protective fence; the worshipper offers to the heart-center while controlling breath, as if the mandala ‘breathes’.
FAQs
Protection and presence are established together: the astra guards the quarters while the bīja vivifies the center for heartfelt worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a place where mantra-nyāsa and disciplined worship yield heightened merit.
Placing astra in the directions, bīja in the karṇikā (center), and worshipping the hṛdaya with the cited mantra-phrase.