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
She who pacifies all sorrow and brings about the destruction of all enemies should be worshipped according to rule on the Aṣṭamī of the dark fortnight, in the great night, with fragrances, flowers, incense, and also with meat-offerings and bali offerings.
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).