Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सर्वदुःखप्रशमनी सर्वशत्रुक्षयंकरी । पूजनीया विधानेन कृष्णाष्टम्यां महानिशि । गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैः क्रव्यैर्बलिभिरेव च
sarvaduḥkhapraśamanī sarvaśatrukṣayaṃkarī | pūjanīyā vidhānena kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mahāniśi | gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpaiḥ kravyairbalibhireva ca
જે સર્વ દુઃખ શમાવે અને સર્વ શત્રુઓનો ક્ષય કરે છે, તેની કૃષ્ણપક્ષની અષ્ટમીની મહાનિશામાં વિધાનપૂર્વક પૂજા કરવી—ગંધ, પુષ્પ, ધૂપ તેમજ માંસ-નૈવેદ્ય અને બલિ અર્પણ સાથે।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mahākālī Mahāpīṭha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Mahākālī as sorrow-dispeller and enemy-destroyer is worshipped on kṛṣṇa-pakṣa aṣṭamī at deep night with gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, and bali offerings; the shrine glows with lamps amid a tense, protective atmosphere.
FAQs
The Goddess is portrayed as a protective power whose worship—performed with prescribed discipline—removes suffering and obstacles.
Mahākālī’s Mahāpīṭha within Prabhāsakṣetra, a localized center of Śakti worship.
Worship Mahākālī on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī during the great night using gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, and bali offerings (including kravyā offerings as stated).