Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
मेरुं प्रदक्षिणीकुर्यान्नित्यमेव दिवाकरः । सग्रहर्क्षगणो नूनं मन्यमानो बलाधिकम्
meruṃ pradakṣiṇīkuryānnityameva divākaraḥ | sagraharkṣagaṇo nūnaṃ manyamāno balādhikam
แท้จริงพระอาทิตย์ พร้อมหมู่ดาวเคราะห์และหมู่ดาวนักษัตร ย่อมเวียนประทักษิณรอบเขาพระเมรุทุกวัน—เพราะเห็นว่าเมรุทรงเดชยิ่งกว่า
Narrative voice (contextual; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa often Skanda’s discourse)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya in a golden chariot, encircled by the nine grahas and a halo of nakṣatras, moving in reverent pradakṣiṇā around the towering, jewel-like Meru rising at the world’s center.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld through reverence for higher principles—symbolized by the Sun honoring Meru’s primacy.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it uses Mount Meru as a cosmic reference within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None explicitly; the verse employs pradakṣiṇā as a cosmic metaphor rather than prescribing a rite.