सिद्धिर्बुद्धिः स्वधा स्वाहा महानिद्रा शराशना । पाशपाणिः खरमुखी वज्रतारा षडानना
siddhirbuddhiḥ svadhā svāhā mahānidrā śarāśanā | pāśapāṇiḥ kharamukhī vajratārā ṣaḍānanā
«Siddhi, Buddhi, Svadhā, Svāhā, Mahānidrā, Śarāśanā ; Pāśapāṇi, Kharamukhī, Vajratārā et Ṣaḍānanā.»
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī as the living essence of ritual: one hand holding pāśa (Pāśapāṇi), another blessing; flames of homa rise with the syllable ‘svāhā’, while ancestral offerings ‘svadhā’ appear as subtle rice-balls; around her hover personified Siddhi and Buddhi.
Divine Śakti is affirmed as the power behind spiritual accomplishment (siddhi), intellect (buddhi), and sacrificial efficacy (svadhā/svāhā).
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred frame; the verse itself focuses on functional epithets rather than a particular tirtha.
No instruction is given, but the presence of “Svadhā” and “Svāhā” evokes śrāddha and homa contexts where these formulas are used.