Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
नमो निसर्गात्मकभूतिकाय नमोऽस्त्वमेयोक्षमहर्द्धिकाय । नमः शरण्याय नमोऽगुणाय नमोऽस्तु ते भीमगुणानुगाय
namo nisargātmakabhūtikāya namo'stvameyokṣamaharddhikāya | namaḥ śaraṇyāya namo'guṇāya namo'stu te bhīmaguṇānugāya
Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang tubuh-Nya sendiri adalah tertib alam dan kewujudan yang terserlah. Sembah sujud kepada Yang tak terukur, Tuhan agung berpanji Lembu, penuh kemuliaan. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, tempat berlindung segala makhluk; sembah sujud kepada Yang tanpa sifat, Yang Mutlak. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, yang tetap bergerak seiring kuasa ilahi yang menggetarkan.
Umāputra (Skanda/Kumāra) praising Śiva
Scene: Vṛṣadhvaja Śiva towering yet serene; his form subtly composed of elements—mountains, rivers, forests—while devotees seek refuge at his feet; a banner with bull emblem fluttering.
FAQs
Śiva is both the manifest cosmic order (nisarga) and the attributeless Absolute (aguṇa), approachable as the supreme refuge through devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a universal Śiva-stuti within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated here; it is a hymn of salutations (stotra) intended for devotional recitation.