Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
शिखामाबद्ध्य दिग्बंधं कृत्वा रेभे ततो विधिम् । मध्ये वै मंडलस्यापि कुंडे शुभ्रे त्रिमेखलं
śikhāmābaddhya digbaṃdhaṃ kṛtvā rebhe tato vidhim | madhye vai maṃḍalasyāpi kuṃḍe śubhre trimekhalaṃ
शिखां आबद्ध्य दिग्बन्धं कृत्वा स ततो विधिं आरभत। मण्डलमध्यस्थिते शुभ्रे कुण्डे त्रिमेखलं न्यधात्।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sādhaka ties his topknot, performs directional protection, and prepares a spotless white fire-pit at the mandala’s center with a tri-girdled arrangement.
FAQs
True sādhana unites inner discipline with outer correctness—protection, purity, and method support realization.
The Siddhāmbikā-centered Kāśī setting is implied as the sanctified ground where such rites properly bear fruit.
Śikhā-bandhana (tying the topknot), digbandha (directional protection), and preparing a clean central kuṇḍa with a tri-mekhalā arrangement for the rite.