तस्येदमैश्वरं रूपं खंडचंद्रावतंसकम् । तमालश्यामलगलं स्फुरद्भालविलोचनम्
tasyedamaiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ khaṃḍacaṃdrāvataṃsakam | tamālaśyāmalagalaṃ sphuradbhālavilocanam
Inilah rupa ketuhanan-Nya yang berdaulat: dihiasi bulan sabit sebagai perhiasan; lehernya gelap laksana pohon tamāla; dan mata di dahi yang memancar cemerlang.
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A frontal, majestic Śiva form: crescent moon set in matted hair, throat dark as tamāla, and a brilliant third eye on the forehead emitting a subtle radiance; regal yet compassionate presence suitable for temple darśana.
The transcendent Lord also reveals a compassionate, worship-worthy form, enabling devotion and direct remembrance.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred landscape in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence is celebrated as immediate and salvific.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse supports dhyāna (meditative visualization) and pūjā through iconographic detail.