Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
प्रदीप्तचूडामणिना शशिखंडेन शोभितम् । तक्षकं वामकर्णेन दक्षिणेन च वासुकिम्
pradīptacūḍāmaṇinā śaśikhaṃḍena śobhitam | takṣakaṃ vāmakarṇena dakṣiṇena ca vāsukim
وہ دہکتے ہوئے چوڑامنی سے جگمگا رہا تھا اور ہلالِ ماہ سے آراستہ تھا۔ بائیں کان پر تَکشَک اور دائیں کان پر واسُکی تھا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Close iconographic focus: Śiva’s head crowned with a blazing crest-jewel; the crescent moon rests in his hair; at each ear a living serpent—Takṣaka on the left, Vāsuki on the right—coiled as kundala, their hoods flared yet calm.
FAQs
The Lord harmonizes fearsome powers (nāgas) and celestial grace (the crescent moon), revealing mastery over all forces.
No specific tīrtha is indicated; this is iconographic praise of Śiva.
None mentioned.