Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
मध्ये प्रकल्पयेन्मेरुं दिक्षु विष्कम्भपर्वतान् । जंबून्यग्रोधनीपांश्च प्लक्षश्चैव तथा द्रुमान्
madhye prakalpayenmeruṃ dikṣu viṣkambhaparvatān | jaṃbūnyagrodhanīpāṃśca plakṣaścaiva tathā drumān
நடுவில் மேருமலையை நிறுவி, திசைகளில் தாங்கும் மலைகளை அமைக்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் ஜம்பூ, ந்யக்ரோத, நீப, ப்லக்ஷ முதலிய புனித மரங்களையும் உரியவாறு வரைய வேண்டும்।
Bhartṛyajña (procedural instruction)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A golden mandala: Meru rises like a jeweled pillar at the center; around it, directional mountains form a compass; sacred trees are placed as emblematic groves—jambū, banyan, nīpa, plakṣa—each with distinct leaves and fruit.
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Centering Meru symbolizes aligning one’s life around dharma; sacred trees and mountains reflect a universe sustained by divine balance.
The instruction belongs to the Gautameśvara tīrtha narrative stream in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Place Meru in the center, supporting mountains in the directions, and add key sacred trees on the earth-model.
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