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
An trí “Tâm” (hṛdaya) ở phương Đông Nam (Āgneya), và an trí “Đầu” (śiras) ở phương Đông Bắc (Aiśānya). Ở phương Tây Nam (Nairṛtya) an trí “Tóc búi” (śikhā), còn “Giáp hộ thân” (kavaca) đặt tại vùng của Vāyu, tức phương Tây Bắc.
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.