Skandapurana 8.9.23_201

8.9.23_201

namāmyahaṃ devamajaṃ purāṇamu pendramindrāvararājajuṣṭam .. śaśāṃkasūryāgnisamānanetraṃ
vṛṣendracihnaṃ pralayādihetum .. 24 .. sarveśvaraikatribalaikabandhuṃ yogādhigamyaṃ
jagato'dhivā sam .. taṃ vismayādhāramanaṃtaśaktiṃ jñānodbhavaṃ dhairyaguṇādhikaṃ ca .. 25 ..
pinākapāśāṃkuśaśūlahastaṃ kapardinaṃ meghasamānaghoṣam .. sakālakaṇṭhaṃ spha ṭikāvabhāsaṃ namāmi
śaṃbhuṃ bhuvanaikanātham .. 26 ..

I bow to the unborn, primeval deity, attended by Upendra and Indra, the king of the gods, / having eyes like the moon, sun, and fire, whose mark is the bull, the cause of cosmic dissolution and creation; // 24 // / the sole friend in the threefold power, the sole Lord of all, attainable through yoga, the dwelling-place of the universe, / the foundation of wonder, of endless power, source of knowledge, possessing supreme fortitude; // 25 // / holding the bow Pināka, noose, goad, and trident in hand, matted-haired, having a roar like a rain-cloud, / having a black throat, shining like crystal—I bow to Śambhu, the sole lord of the worlds; // 26