Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
तदा मंत्रप्रभावेण मोहिता गिरिजा सती । तमेवाक्रम्य मांसं च शोणितं च भवं पपौ
tadā maṃtraprabhāveṇa mohitā girijā satī | tamevākramya māṃsaṃ ca śoṇitaṃ ca bhavaṃ papau
Alors, égarée par la puissance du mantra, la vertueuse Girijā maîtrisa Bhava lui-même et but (de lui) chair et sang.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages
Tirtha: Harasiddhi (Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Girijā, overtaken by mantra-induced delusion, overpowers Bhava (Śiva) in a fierce, uncanny tableau, drinking flesh and blood—an extreme ugra-śakti moment preceding a restorative manifestation.
FAQs
Mantra is potent and must be approached with discipline; the Purāṇic narrative uses shock imagery to stress the overwhelming force of sacred power.
The immediate passage continues the Śīkottara-centered origin account (site context from adjacent verses).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it illustrates mantra-śakti (the force of mantra) within the story.