Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103
अष्टौ कुंडानि संकल्प्य तथैकमण्डपे प्रिये । लेपनं मण्डपे कृत्वा वज्राकरणमेव च
aṣṭau kuṃḍāni saṃkalpya tathaikamaṇḍape priye | lepanaṃ maṇḍape kṛtvā vajrākaraṇameva ca
Ó amada, devem-se conceber oito kuṇḍas e igualmente dispô-los dentro de um único mandapa. Tendo rebocado o mandapa, deve-se também realizar o vajrākaraṇa, tornando-o firme, como fortalecido pelo vajra.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī as priye)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Inside one grand pavilion, eight fire-pits are laid out in a harmonious pattern; the floor is freshly plastered with smooth clay; a priest performs vajrākaraṇa with protective gestures and consecrated substances, making the space ‘thunderbolt-firm’.
FAQs
Worship in a tīrtha is both devotion and disciplined preparation—creating a stable sacred space for divine rites.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a place where structured yajña arrangements carry great sanctifying power.
Plan eight kuṇḍas within a single maṇḍapa, plaster the space, and complete the strengthening/finishing rite called vajrākaraṇa.