तस्येदमैश्वरं रूपं खंडचंद्रावतंसकम् । तमालश्यामलगलं स्फुरद्भालविलोचनम्
tasyedamaiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ khaṃḍacaṃdrāvataṃsakam | tamālaśyāmalagalaṃ sphuradbhālavilocanam
此即祂威严自在之相:以残月为饰;咽喉如多摩罗树般幽黑;额上明目放光,炽然闪耀。
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A frontal, majestic Śiva form: crescent moon set in matted hair, throat dark as tamāla, and a brilliant third eye on the forehead emitting a subtle radiance; regal yet compassionate presence suitable for temple darśana.
The transcendent Lord also reveals a compassionate, worship-worthy form, enabling devotion and direct remembrance.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred landscape in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence is celebrated as immediate and salvific.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse supports dhyāna (meditative visualization) and pūjā through iconographic detail.