Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
आग्नेयपादे ओंधर्माय नमः नैरृतके ओंज्ञानाय नमः वायव्ये ओंवैराग्याय नमः ईशानपादे ओंऐश्वर्याय नमः पूर्वपादे ओंअधर्माय नमः दक्षिणे ओंअज्ञानाय नमः पश्चिमे ओंअवैराग्याय नमः उत्तरे ओंअनैश्वर्याय नमः ओंअनन्ताय नमः ओंपद्माय नमः ओंअर्कमण्डला नमः ओंसोममण्डलाय नमः ओंवह्निमण्डला नमः ओंवामाज्येष्ठादिपंचमन्त्रशक्तिभ्यो नमः ओंपरमप्रकृत्यै देव्यै नमः ओंईशानतत्पुरुषाघोरवामदेवसद्योजातपञ्चवक्त्राय रुद्रसाध्यवस्वादित्यविश्वेदेवादिदेवविश्वरूपाय अण्डजस्वेदजोद्भिज्जजरायुजरूपस्थावरजङ्गममूर्तये परमेश्वराय ओंहूं विश्वमूर्तये शिवाय नमस्त्रिशूलधनुःखड्गकपालदण्डकुठारेभ्यः
āgneyapāde oṃdharmāya namaḥ nairṛtake oṃjñānāya namaḥ vāyavye oṃvairāgyāya namaḥ īśānapāde oṃaiśvaryāya namaḥ pūrvapāde oṃadharmāya namaḥ dakṣiṇe oṃajñānāya namaḥ paścime oṃavairāgyāya namaḥ uttare oṃanaiśvaryāya namaḥ oṃanantāya namaḥ oṃpadmāya namaḥ oṃarkamaṇḍalā namaḥ oṃsomamaṇḍalāya namaḥ oṃvahnimaṇḍalā namaḥ oṃvāmājyeṣṭhādipaṃcamantraśaktibhyo namaḥ oṃparamaprakṛtyai devyai namaḥ oṃīśānatatpuruṣāghoravāmadevasadyojātapañcavaktrāya rudrasādhyavasvādityaviśvedevādidevaviśvarūpāya aṇḍajasvedajodbhijjajarāyujarūpasthāvarajaṅgamamūrtaye parameśvarāya oṃhūṃ viśvamūrtaye śivāya namastriśūladhanuḥkhaḍgakapāladaṇḍakuṭhārebhyaḥ
于东南之足：“唵，礼敬法（Dharma）”；于西南：“唵，礼敬智（Jñāna）”；于西北：“唵，礼敬离欲（Vairāgya）”；于东北：“唵，礼敬自在主权（Aiśvarya）”。于东方：“唵，礼敬非法（Adharma）”；于南方：“唵，礼敬无明（Ajñāna）”；于西方：“唵，礼敬不离欲（Avairāgya）”；于北方：“唵，礼敬无自在（Anaiśvarya）”。礼敬阿难多（Ananta）；礼敬莲华；礼敬日轮、月轮与火轮；礼敬以瓦玛（Vāmā）与耶什提哈（Jyeṣṭhā）为首之五真言诸Śakti之力；礼敬至上本性之女神（Paramaprakṛti）；礼敬五面主——伊沙那、怛特普鲁沙、阿伽罗、瓦玛提婆、萨德约迦塔——其为宇宙之相、诸神之神，具一切动静众生之形，卵生、汗生、芽生、胎生皆摄；礼敬宇宙之身的湿婆，并礼敬其三叉戟、弓、剑、颅器、杖与斧。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A Śaiva sanctum visualized as a cosmic maṇḍala: directions marked with mantra-inscriptions; above the liṅga/Śiva-form appear solar, lunar, and fiery discs; the five faces of Śiva radiate outward; attendant śaktis (Vāmā, Jyeṣṭhā, etc.) encircle; weapons (triśūla, dhanuḥ, khaḍga, kapāla, daṇḍa, kuṭhāra) are displayed as emblems.
FAQs
Śiva is honored as the all-pervading cosmic reality—worship integrates directions, virtues, and the totality of creation into one vision of the Divine.
No single tīrtha is specified; the verse presents a mantra framework used in Śaiva ritual worship.
Directional invocation (dik-pūjā) and salutations to Śiva’s pañcavaktra forms and cosmic emblems, along with honoring associated śaktis and cosmic maṇḍalas.