तस्येदमैश्वरं रूपं खंडचंद्रावतंसकम् । तमालश्यामलगलं स्फुरद्भालविलोचनम्
tasyedamaiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ khaṃḍacaṃdrāvataṃsakam | tamālaśyāmalagalaṃ sphuradbhālavilocanam
Ésta es Su forma soberana: ceñida con la luna creciente como adorno; con la garganta oscura como el tamāla; y con el ojo radiante en la frente que fulgura.
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A frontal, majestic Śiva form: crescent moon set in matted hair, throat dark as tamāla, and a brilliant third eye on the forehead emitting a subtle radiance; regal yet compassionate presence suitable for temple darśana.
The transcendent Lord also reveals a compassionate, worship-worthy form, enabling devotion and direct remembrance.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred landscape in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence is celebrated as immediate and salvific.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse supports dhyāna (meditative visualization) and pūjā through iconographic detail.