Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
पत्नीशालां गृहीत्वा च गायत्रीं मौनधारिणीम् । मेखलां निदधे चान्यां कट्यां मौंजीमयीं शुभाम्
patnīśālāṃ gṛhītvā ca gāyatrīṃ maunadhāriṇīm | mekhalāṃ nidadhe cānyāṃ kaṭyāṃ mauṃjīmayīṃ śubhām
பத்னீசாலையை ஏற்று, மௌன விரதத்துடன் காயத்ரியைத் தாங்கி, பின்னர் இடுப்பில் முஞ்சைப் புல்லால் ஆன மற்றொரு மங்கள மேகலையையும் அணிந்தான்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Scene: The initiate takes up ritual items, holds the Gāyatrī in silent contemplation, and ties an auspicious muñja-grass girdle around the waist—an image of disciplined readiness.
FAQs
Sacrifice is grounded in inner restraint—silence, mantra-discipline, and purity of conduct—before outer ritual action.
The verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya (praise of sacred place) setting, but this line specifically describes yajña-preparation rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.
Adopting mauna (silence) with Gāyatrī observance and wearing an auspicious muñja-grass mekhalā as part of sacrificial discipline.