क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः
Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति क्रौंचस्तुतस्स्कन्दः प्रसन्नो भक्तपालकः । गृहीत्वा शक्तिमतुलां स्वां सस्मार शिवो धिया
brahmovāca | iti krauṃcastutasskandaḥ prasanno bhaktapālakaḥ | gṛhītvā śaktimatulāṃ svāṃ sasmāra śivo dhiyā
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಕ್ರೌಂಚನ ಸ್ತುತಿಯಿಂದ ಭಕ್ತರ ರಕ್ಷಕನಾದ ಸ್ಕಂದನು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾದನು. ತನ್ನ ಅತುಲ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು (ವೇಲನ್ನು) ಹಿಡಿದು ಏಕಾಗ್ರ ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಶಿವನನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿದನು।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
It highlights Shiva-smaraṇa (inner remembrance of Pati, Lord Shiva) as the devotee’s strength: even a powerful deity like Skanda turns inward to Shiva, showing that grace and right action arise from devotion and focused awareness.
Skanda’s mental recollection points to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva as a personal Lord who responds to bhakti. In practice, this same devotion is expressed outwardly through Linga-pūjā and inwardly through constant remembrance.
Practice Shiva-smaraṇa with japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—before undertaking important actions; pair it with simple Linga worship, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), or Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.