स्थूलकेशी बृहत्कुक्षिः सर्पास्या प्रेतवाहना । दंदशूककरा क्रौंची मृगशीर्षा वृषानना
sthūlakeśī bṛhatkukṣiḥ sarpāsyā pretavāhanā | daṃdaśūkakarā krauṃcī mṛgaśīrṣā vṛṣānanā
Si Sthūlakeśī; ang may malaking tiyan; ang may bibig na tulad ng ahas; ang nakasakay sa isang multo; ang may mga kamay na wari’y mga ahas; si Krauṃcī; ang may ulo ng usa; at ang may mukha ng toro.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (guardian Devī epithets)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composite fierce Devī with thick hair and great belly, serpent-mouth imagery and snake-like hands, riding a preta; surrounding her are symbolic animal faces (deer, bull) indicating mastery over wild forces.
The text frames fierce, liminal powers as nameable and therefore ritually governable—integrated into dharma through prescribed recitation.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), as the setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where such recitations are praised for protection and merit.
No direct instruction here; it continues the enumeration of names used for japa.