Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
मीढुष्टमायोत्तरमीढुषे नमो नमो गणानां पतये गणाय । नमोस्तु ते जन्मजरातिगाय नमो विशाखाय सुशक्तिपाणये
mīḍhuṣṭamāyottaramīḍhuṣe namo namo gaṇānāṃ pataye gaṇāya | namostu te janmajarātigāya namo viśākhāya suśaktipāṇaye
সৰ্বাধিক দানশীল আৰু পৰম দানশীলক নমো নমো। গণসমূহৰ পতি, স্বয়ং গণস্বরূপ, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ। জন্ম আৰু জৰাৰ অতীত জনক নমো; বিশাখাক নমো, যাঁৰ হাতে মহাশক্তি-বল্লম।
Agastya
Scene: Skanda is hailed as the lord of divine hosts, supremely bountiful, ageless; he stands poised with the mighty spear, surrounded by gaṇas as a luminous commander.
FAQs
The Lord is both compassionate and victorious, and remembrance of His immortal nature lifts devotees beyond fear of decay.
The Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting frames the hymn; the focus is on Skanda’s cosmic authority rather than a named tirtha.
No explicit ritual; the repeated “namo namo” indicates devotional repetition akin to japa.