[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.17.61 # Skandapurana 16.17.61 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.61 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.61) āgneyyāṃ hṛdayaṃ nyasya aiśānyāṃ tu śiro nyaset .. nairṛtyāṃ tu śikhāṃ caiva kavacaṃ vāyugocare .. 61 .. > Placing the heart in the south-east, one should place the head in the north-east, / the topknot in the south-west, and the armor in the region of Vāyu (north-west). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.60) - [Next: 16.17.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.62) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.20.61) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.61) · Pramāṇa