[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) › 3.3.7.99.2 # Skandapurana 3.3.7.99.2 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.7.99.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.7.99.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99.2) dhyātvā tadvāma bhāge ca ciṃtayedgirikanyakām .. 15 .. bhāsvajjapāprasūnābhāmudayārkasamaprabhām .. vidyutpuṃjanibhāṃ tanvīṃ manonayananaṃdinīm .. 16 .. bāleṃdu śekharāṃ snigdhāṃ nīlakuṃcitakuntalām .. bhṛṃgasaṃghātarucirāṃ nīlālakavirājitām .. 17 .. maṇikuṃḍalavidyotanmukhamaṃḍalavibhramām .. navakumkumapaṃkāṃka kapoladaladarpaṇām ..18.. madhurasmitavibhrājadaruṇādharapallavām .. kaṃbukaṃṭhīṃ śivāmudyatkucapaṃkajakuḍmalām .. 19 .. pāśāṃkuśābhayābhīṣṭavila satsu caturbhujām .. anekaratnavilasatkaṃkaṇāṃkitamudrikām .. 3.3.7.20 .. valitrayeṇa vilasaddhemakāṃcīguṇānvitām .. raktamālyāṃbaradharāṃ divyacaṃdanaca rcitām .. 21 .. dikpālavanitāmaulisannatāṃghrisaroruhām .. ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍhāṃ sarparājaparicchadām .. 21 .. evaṃ dhyātvā mahādevaṃ devīṃ ca giri kanyakām .. nyāsakrameṇa saṃpūjya devaṃ gaṃdhādibhiḥ kramāt .. 23 .. paṃcabhirbrahmabhiḥ kuryātproktasthāneṣu vā hṛdi .. pṛthakpuṣpāṃjaliṃ dehe mūlena ca hadi tridhā .. 24 .. punaḥ svayaṃ śivo bhūtvā mūlamaṃtreṇa sādhakaḥ .. tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ bāhyapīṭhe punaḥ kramāt .. 25 .. saṃkalpaṃ pravadettatra pūjāraṃbhe samāhitaḥ .. kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā ciṃtayeddhṛdi śaṃkaram .. 26 .. ṛṇapātakadaurbhāgyadāridryavinivṛttaye .. aśeṣāghavināśāya prasīda mama śaṃkara .. 27 .. duḥkhaśokāgnisaṃtaptaṃ saṃsārabhayapīḍitam .. bahurogākulaṃ dīnaṃ trāhi māṃ vṛṣavāhana .. 28 .. āgaccha devadeveśa mahādevābhayaṃkara .. gṛhāṇa saha pārvatyā tava pūjāṃ mayā kṛtām .. 29.. iti saṃkalpya vidhivadbrāhmapūjāṃ samācaret .. > Having meditated \[upon him\], on his left side he should visualize the Daughter of the Mountain: (15) / lustrous like a blooming hibiscus flower, having the radiance of the rising sun, / resembling a flash of lightning, slender, delighting the mind and eyes, (16) / bearing the crescent moon on her crest, glossy, with dark curled hair, / charming with swarms of bees, adorned with dark forelocks, (17) / the graceful play of her round face illuminated by jeweled earrings, / her mirror-like cheek-halves marked with fresh saffron paste, (18) / her sprout-like red lower lip shining with a sweet smile, / conch-necked, auspicious, with lotus-bud breasts rising up, (19) / possessing four radiant arms with the noose, the goad, and gestures of fearlessness and boon-granting, / adorned with rings and bracelets glittering with many jewels, (20) / endowed with a golden girdle-string shining above three folds \[of the waist\], / wearing a red garland and red garments, anointed with divine sandalwood paste, (21) / her lotus feet bowed to by the crests of the wives of the guardians of the directions, / mounted on a jeweled throne, with the king of serpents as her ornament. (22) / Having thus meditated on Mahādeva and the goddess, the Daughter of the Mountain, / and having worshiped the god with perfumes and other offerings in the order of ritual deposition, (23) / he should offer \[worship\] with the five Brahmamantras in the prescribed places or in the heart, / and a separate handful of flowers upon the body, and thrice upon the heart with the primary mantra. (24) / Then, the practitioner himself becoming Śiva by means of the primary mantra, / he should then worship the god again in sequence on the external seat. (25) / Being composed, he should state the solemn resolve there at the beginning of the worship. / Having joined his hands in reverence, he should contemplate Śaṃkara in his heart: (26) / 'For the removal of debt, sin, misfortune, and poverty, / for the destruction of all sins, be gracious to me, O Śaṃkara! (27) / Tormented by the fire of sorrow and grief, afflicted by the fear of worldly existence, / distressed by many diseases, wretched—save me, O rider of the bull! (28) / Come, O lord of the gods of gods, O Mahādeva, bestower of fearlessness! / Receive, together with Pārvatī, your worship performed by me.' (29) / Having made this solemn resolve according to rule, he should perform the worship of the Absolute. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.7.99.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99.1) - [Next: 3.3.7.99.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99.3) - [Up: 3.3.7.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.7.99.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.7.99.2) · Pramāṇa