Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
सुनंदे नंदनीयासि पूजामेतां गृहाण मे । प्रसीद् सर्वकालेषु मम त्वं वटयक्षिणि
sunaṃde naṃdanīyāsi pūjāmetāṃ gṛhāṇa me | prasīd sarvakāleṣu mama tvaṃ vaṭayakṣiṇi
«Ô Sunandā, toi qui es digne de joie, reçois cette adoration de ma part. Sois favorable en tout temps—ô ma Vaṭayakṣiṇī.»
Worshipper (Sunandā) addressing Vaṭayakṣiṇī (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Sunandā Vaṭayakṣiṇī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close devotional moment: the devotee, hands folded, recites the mantra to Sunandā beneath the banyan; the yakṣiṇī’s expression softens in acceptance of the offering.
FAQs
A simple, heartfelt request for the Devī’s continual grace is upheld as effective devotional speech within tīrtha worship.
The mantra is meant for the Vaṭayakṣiṇī shrine at the banyan-site connected to the Siddha-liṅga area.
Recitation of this prayer-mantra while offering pūjā to Vaṭayakṣiṇī.