Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
सुनंदे नंदनीयासि पूजामेतां गृहाण मे । प्रसीद् सर्वकालेषु मम त्वं वटयक्षिणि
sunaṃde naṃdanīyāsi pūjāmetāṃ gṛhāṇa me | prasīd sarvakāleṣu mama tvaṃ vaṭayakṣiṇi
ஓ சுனந்தே, நீ ஆனந்தம் அளிப்பவள்; என் இவ்வழிபாட்டை ஏற்றருள்வாய். என் வட்டயக்ஷிணியே, எல்லாக் காலங்களிலும் அருள்புரிவாயாக।
Worshipper (Sunandā) addressing Vaṭayakṣiṇī (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Sunandā Vaṭayakṣiṇī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close devotional moment: the devotee, hands folded, recites the mantra to Sunandā beneath the banyan; the yakṣiṇī’s expression softens in acceptance of the offering.
FAQs
A simple, heartfelt request for the Devī’s continual grace is upheld as effective devotional speech within tīrtha worship.
The mantra is meant for the Vaṭayakṣiṇī shrine at the banyan-site connected to the Siddha-liṅga area.
Recitation of this prayer-mantra while offering pūjā to Vaṭayakṣiṇī.