Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112
पौराणैः सामसंगीतैर्वेदिकैर्गुह्यनामभिः । नमस्तुभ्यं महादेव महादेव्यै नमोनमः
paurāṇaiḥ sāmasaṃgītairvedikairguhyanāmabhiḥ | namastubhyaṃ mahādeva mahādevyai namonamaḥ
પૌરાણિક સ્તોત્રો, સામગાનના સ્વરો, વૈદિક સ્તુતિઓ અને ગુહ્ય નામોથી—હે મહાદેવ, તમને નમસ્કાર; મહાદેવીને પણ વારંવાર નમસ્કાર.
Devāḥ (the gods), offering stuti
Scene: Brahmā leads a chorus of seers/devas singing Sāman melodies; Śiva and Devī are saluted together, with sacred syllables and secret names visualized as flowing script-like radiance.
FAQs
True reverence unites Vedic authority, Purāṇic devotion, and inner (guhya) contemplation in worship of Śiva and Devī.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on universal praise of Umā–Maheśvara within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
Implied modes of worship: Vedic chanting (Sāman), Purāṇic recitation, and mantra-like invocation of secret divine names.