Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
नमो निसर्गात्मकभूतिकाय नमोऽस्त्वमेयोक्षमहर्द्धिकाय । नमः शरण्याय नमोऽगुणाय नमोऽस्तु ते भीमगुणानुगाय
namo nisargātmakabhūtikāya namo'stvameyokṣamaharddhikāya | namaḥ śaraṇyāya namo'guṇāya namo'stu te bhīmaguṇānugāya
Ehrerbietung Dir, dessen Leib selbst die offenbarte Ordnung von Natur und Sein ist. Ehrerbietung dem Unermesslichen, dem erhabenen Herrn von großer Majestät, mit dem Stier als Banner. Ehrerbietung dem Zufluchtsort aller; Ehrerbietung dem eigenschaftslosen Absoluten. Ehrerbietung Dir, der dennoch im Einklang mit den ehrfurchtgebietenden göttlichen Kräften wirkt.
Umāputra (Skanda/Kumāra) praising Śiva
Scene: Vṛṣadhvaja Śiva towering yet serene; his form subtly composed of elements—mountains, rivers, forests—while devotees seek refuge at his feet; a banner with bull emblem fluttering.
FAQs
Śiva is both the manifest cosmic order (nisarga) and the attributeless Absolute (aguṇa), approachable as the supreme refuge through devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a universal Śiva-stuti within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated here; it is a hymn of salutations (stotra) intended for devotional recitation.