संस्नाप्य भास्करं स्थाणुं तत्पुरः शतरुद्रियम् । जपन्सामोक्तरुद्रांश्च भव रुद्रांस्तथा जपन् । प्राणरुद्रांस्तथा नीलान्स्कन्दसूक्तसमन्वितान्
saṃsnāpya bhāskaraṃ sthāṇuṃ tatpuraḥ śatarudriyam | japansāmoktarudrāṃśca bhava rudrāṃstathā japan | prāṇarudrāṃstathā nīlānskandasūktasamanvitān
ଭାସ୍କର ଓ ସ୍ଥାଣୁଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିଷେକ କରି, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଶତରୁଦ୍ରୀୟ ଜପ କଲା; ଏବଂ ସାମୋକ୍ତ ରୁଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ର, ତଥା ଭବ-ରୁଦ୍ର, ପ୍ରାଣ-ରୁଦ୍ର ଓ ନୀଳରୂପ—ସ୍କନ୍ଦସୂକ୍ତସହିତ—ଜପ କଲା।
Viśvāmitra (narrating)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthiva (king)
Scene: A tapasvin performs abhiṣeka to two icons—Sūrya radiant and Śiva as Sthāṇu—then chants with rosary and Vedic posture; sacred fire and water nearby; attendants hold vessels.
Purification is strengthened by mantra and worship: abhiṣeka and Rudra-japa align the seeker with Śiva’s grace and Skanda’s protective power.
The practices occur within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting, continuing its māhātmya through the description of worship and japa.
Ritual bathing/ablution of Bhāskara and Sthāṇu, recitation of Śatarudrīya, and japa of multiple Rudra-hymn cycles including Skanda-sūkta.
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