Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
सा सहस्रभुजा देवी समाक्रम्याभिपीड्य च । मोक्षयामास गिरिशमशापयत तां तथा
sā sahasrabhujā devī samākramyābhipīḍya ca | mokṣayāmāsa giriśamaśāpayata tāṃ tathā
وتلك الإلهة ذات الألف ذراع، بعدما قبضت عليه وضغطته، أطلقت جيريشا؛ وكذلك أعتقت تلك (الأخرى) من اللعنة على النحو نفسه.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages
Tirtha: Harasiddhi (Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A thousand-armed Harasiddhi seizes and presses Giriśa, then releases him; simultaneously she grants liberation from a curse to another figure—an image of force used for restoration and mercy.
FAQs
The Devī’s power both restrains and liberates—she removes affliction and undoes curse-bound conditions.
The episode belongs to the Śīkottara-centered account in this chapter.
No explicit ritual is stated; the narrative supports seeking Devī’s grace for śāpa-nivṛtti (relief from curses).