Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सर्वदुःखप्रशमनी सर्वशत्रुक्षयंकरी । पूजनीया विधानेन कृष्णाष्टम्यां महानिशि । गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैः क्रव्यैर्बलिभिरेव च
sarvaduḥkhapraśamanī sarvaśatrukṣayaṃkarī | pūjanīyā vidhānena kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mahāniśi | gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpaiḥ kravyairbalibhireva ca
যি সকলো দুখ শান্ত কৰে আৰু সকলো শত্ৰুৰ ক্ষয় সাধে, তেওঁক কৃষ্ণপক্ষৰ অষ্টমীত মহাৰাত্ৰিত বিধি অনুসাৰে পূজা কৰিব লাগে—সুগন্ধ, ফুল, ধূপ, আৰু মাংস-নৈবেদ্য তথা বলি-অৰ্পণেৰে।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mahākālī Mahāpīṭha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Mahākālī as sorrow-dispeller and enemy-destroyer is worshipped on kṛṣṇa-pakṣa aṣṭamī at deep night with gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, and bali offerings; the shrine glows with lamps amid a tense, protective atmosphere.
FAQs
The Goddess is portrayed as a protective power whose worship—performed with prescribed discipline—removes suffering and obstacles.
Mahākālī’s Mahāpīṭha within Prabhāsakṣetra, a localized center of Śakti worship.
Worship Mahākālī on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī during the great night using gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, and bali offerings (including kravyā offerings as stated).