Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
मध्यशृंगे ब्रह्मवास ऐशान्यां त्र्यंबकस्य च । नैरृत्ये वासुदेवस्य हेमशृंगं च ब्रह्मणः
madhyaśṛṃge brahmavāsa aiśānyāṃ tryaṃbakasya ca | nairṛtye vāsudevasya hemaśṛṃgaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ
मध्यशृङ्गे ब्रह्मणो वासः; ऐशान्यशृङ्गे त्र्यम्बकस्य (शिवस्य) निवासः। नैरृत्यशृङ्गे वासुदेवस्य वासः; ब्रह्मणः सम्बन्धि हेमशृङ्गमपि विद्यते।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Meru (peaks of Brahmā, Tryambaka, Vāsudeva)
Type: peak
Scene: Three peaks of Meru marked by distinct divine presences: Brahmā on the central summit, Śiva in the northeast, Vāsudeva in the southwest; an additional golden peak gleams, suggesting Brahmā’s association; directions subtly indicated by compass-like layout.
FAQs
The cosmic center is shown as harmonizing divine powers—Brahmā, Śiva, and Viṣṇu—within a unified sacred geography.
Mount Meru is the sacred locus described; it is cosmological rather than a terrestrial pilgrimage destination in this context.
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