Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
नमस्ते शक्तिरूपेण सृष्टिप्रलयकारिणि । नमस्ते प्रभया युक्ते विद्युज्ज्वलितकुण्डले
namaste śaktirūpeṇa sṛṣṭipralayakāriṇi | namaste prabhayā yukte vidyujjvalitakuṇḍale
“Đảnh lễ Ngài trong hình tướng của Śakti—Đấng làm nên sáng tạo và hủy diệt. Đảnh lễ Ngài, bậc đầy hào quang rực rỡ, với đôi hoa tai chói lòa như tia chớp.”
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Śakti)
Scene: Devī is praised as the very power of creation and dissolution, blazing with splendor; her earrings flash like lightning, illuminating the scene.
FAQs
The Goddess is not merely a deity to worship—she is the very cosmic power behind creation and dissolution.
None is directly named; the verse functions as theological praise within a tīrtha-glorifying section.
None explicitly; the verse supports devotional recitation (stotra-pāṭha) as a meritorious act.