His bodily surface is the breeding ground for the active principles of everything and for all kinds of auspicious opportunities. His skin, like the moving air, is the generating center for all kinds of sense of touch and is the place for performing all kinds of sacrifice.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
त्वगस्य स्पर्शवायोश्च सर्वमेधस्य चैव हि । रोमाण्युद्भिज्जजातीनां यैर्वा यज्ञस्तु सम्भृतः
tvagasya sparśavāyośca sarvamedhasya caiva hi | romāṇyudbhijjajātīnāṃ yairvā yajñastu sambhṛtaḥ
SB 2.6.4