शर्वरीरहितशर्वसर्वगस्वर्गमार्गसुखदापवर्गद । अंधकासुररिपो कपर्दभृत्त्वां नतोस्मि नतवांछितप्रद
śarvarīrahitaśarvasarvagasvargamārgasukhadāpavargada | aṃdhakāsuraripo kapardabhṛttvāṃ natosmi natavāṃchitaprada
Ô Śarva, que n’atteint point la nuit; Toi qui pénètres tout; dispensateur de la joie du chemin vers le ciel et donateur de délivrance; ô ennemi de l’asura Andhaka; ô porteur de tresses emmêlées—je me prosterne devant Toi. Accorde les grâces désirées à ceux qui se courbent.
Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya), inferred from context
Tirtha: Viśvanātha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Kapardin with matted locks, luminous and all-pervading; a subdued depiction of Andhaka’s defeat in the background; the devotee bows seeking both heaven’s path and liberation.
Śiva grants both worldly elevation (svarga) and the highest goal (mokṣa); devotion aligns life toward liberation.
Kāśī, where Śiva is especially revered as the giver of apavarga (final release).
No direct prescription; the implied practice is stotra-japa and bowing to Śiva.