Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
कपालमालां विपुलां चामुण्डा मूर्ध्न्यबंधत । उवाच चापि गिरिशं पुत्रं जनय शंकर
kapālamālāṃ vipulāṃ cāmuṇḍā mūrdhnyabaṃdhata | uvāca cāpi giriśaṃ putraṃ janaya śaṃkara
சாமுண்டா அவருடைய சிரத்தில் பெரும் கபாலமாலையை அணிவித்தாள்; மேலும் கிரீசனை நோக்கி— “ஓ சங்கரா, ஒரு புதல்வனைப் பெறுவாயாக” என்று கூறினாள்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Scene: Cāmuṇḍā, fierce and emaciated yet radiant, places an immense kapāla-mālā upon Śiva’s head; she commands Girīśa to beget a son, while gaṇas and śmaśāna symbols frame the scene.
FAQs
The divine household includes fierce and protective powers; even terrifying symbols become auspicious in the service of cosmic purpose—here, the birth of a divine son.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on Śiva’s attendants and the purpose of generating a divine progeny (linked to Kaumāra/Skanda).
None; it is a narrative prompt toward the begetting of a son, central to the Kaumārikā theme.