महापापोपशमनीं सर्वदुःखविनाशनीम् पूजितां सर्वगन्धर्वैः स्फुरद्दंष्ट्रोग्रभीषणाम्
mahāpāpopaśamanīṃ sarvaduḥkhavināśanīm pūjitāṃ sarvagandharvaiḥ sphuraddaṃṣṭrograbhīṣaṇām
તે મહાપાપોને શમાવનારી અને સર્વ દુઃખોનો નાશ કરનારી છે; સર્વ ગંધર્વો દ્વારા પૂજિતા, ઝળહળતા દંષ્ટ્રાવાળી, ઉગ્ર અને ભીષણ સ્વરૂપા છે।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation of his instruction)
Tirtha: Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā Devī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The Devī Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā appears in a fierce protective stance, fangs flashing, surrounded by Gandharvas offering worship; devotees feel their sorrows lifted as darkness recedes.
The fierce form of the Goddess is protective: her terror is directed against sin and suffering, granting relief to devotees.
Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā Devī’s sacred seat within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Implied worship (pūjā) and darśana of the Goddess renowned for pāpa-śamana and duḥkha-nāśa.