Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
श्रीभगवानुवाच । शरीरस्थं शिरो मुख्यं यस्मात्पर्वतनन्दिनि । महत्त्विदं शिरः प्रोक्तं त्वया स्कन्देन योजितम्
śrībhagavānuvāca | śarīrasthaṃ śiro mukhyaṃ yasmātparvatanandini | mahattvidaṃ śiraḥ proktaṃ tvayā skandena yojitam
ஸ்ரீபகவான் கூறினார்—“மலைமகளே, உடலில் உள்ள உறுப்புகளில் தலைமே முதன்மை; ஆகவே இந்த ‘தலை’ மகத்தானது என்று கூறப்பட்டது. இதை நீ ஸ்கந்தனுடன் சேர்த்து அமைத்தாய்.”
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)
Tirtha: Arbuda/Arbudācala
Type: peak
Listener: Pārvatī (parvatanandinī/nagātmajā)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī (‘parvatanandinī’), proclaiming the greatness of ‘Śiras/Head’ as foremost in the body; Skanda is referenced as co-establisher, suggesting a consecration moment.
FAQs
It establishes sacred hierarchy: as the head leads the body, so divine leadership and auspicious beginnings are to be honored first.
The Arbuda (Mount Abu) sacred region within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Arbuda-khaṇḍa context.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it provides theological grounding for Mahāvināyaka’s primacy.