Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
तदधोंऽडकटाहोथ कोटिमात्रस्तथापरः । देवी युक्ता कपालीशा दंडहस्तेन चापि सा
tadadhoṃ'ḍakaṭāhotha koṭimātrastathāparaḥ | devī yuktā kapālīśā daṃḍahastena cāpi sā
وتحت ذلك يكون «أومḍاكَṭاها» بمقدار كرور واحد، ثم طبقة أخرى بعده. وهناك تحضر إلهةٌ تُدعى «كبالِيشا» وهي تمسك عصًا بيدها.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Oṃḍakaṭāha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark underworld corridor opens into a vast pit-like realm labeled Oṃḍakaṭāha; at its gate stands Kapālīśā Devī, fierce yet protective, holding a staff (daṇḍa), surrounded by shadowy attendants and faint firelight.
FAQs
Even the lower cosmic regions are governed by divine powers; the presence of Devī signifies order, restraint, and karmic administration.
No earthly tīrtha is praised; the verse describes a cosmological region and a goddess within it.
None; the verse is descriptive.