आग्नेय्यां हृदयं न्यस्य ऐशान्यां तु शिरो न्यसेत् । नैरृत्यां तु शिखां चैव कवचं वायुगोचरे
āgneyyāṃ hṛdayaṃ nyasya aiśānyāṃ tu śiro nyaset | nairṛtyāṃ tu śikhāṃ caiva kavacaṃ vāyugocare
Ilagay ang mantra ng “Puso” sa timog-silangan (Āgneya), at ilagay ang “Ulo” sa hilagang-silangan (Aiśānya). Sa timog-kanluran (Nairṛtya) ilagay ang “Śikhā” (tuktok na buhol ng buhok), at ang “Kavaca” (baluting panangga) sa dako ni Vāyu, ang hilagang-kanluran.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mandala-like ritual ground marked with directions; the practitioner places mantras into the southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest quarters, forming a protective circuit around the installed Āditya.
Sacred order matters: aligning body-mantras with cosmic directions harmonizes the worshipper with dharmic space.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where ritual correctness is presented as part of the kṣetra’s sanctity.
Directional placement (dik-nyāsa) of hṛdaya, śiras, śikhā, and kavaca mantras in specific quarters.
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