Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
परिक्रम्य शनैर्जह्याल्लोहपिंडं ततः क्षितौ । विपत्रहस्तं तं पश्चात्कारयेद्व्रीहिमर्दनम्
parikramya śanairjahyāllohapiṃḍaṃ tataḥ kṣitau | vipatrahastaṃ taṃ paścātkārayedvrīhimardanam
เมื่อเวียนประทักษิณาอย่างช้าๆ แล้ว พึงทิ้งก้อนเหล็กลงสู่พื้นดิน จากนั้นเมื่อมือพ้นจากใบไม้แล้ว จงให้เขาบดหรือขยี้เมล็ดข้าวสาร
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: After slow circumambulation, the practitioner drops an iron lump to the earth; attendants remove leaf-wrappings from his hands; he is then made to crush rice grains, demonstrating control and uninjured palms.
FAQs
After the ordeal-like ritual sequence, ordinary action (crushing rice) functions as a practical sign of restored normalcy and purity.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse continues the procedural description of the rite.
After slow circumambulation, drop the iron lump to the ground; then remove the leaves from the hands and have the person crush rice-grains.