The Glory of Ashtakuleshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.162.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तस्माद्दक्षिणतः स्थितम्। लक्ष्मणेशाच्च पूर्वस्मिँल्लिंगमष्टकुलेश्वरम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi tasmāddakṣiṇataḥ sthitam| lakṣmaṇeśācca pūrvasmim̐lliṅgamaṣṭakuleśvaram

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the linga called Ashtakuleshvara, situated to its south and to the east of Lakshmanesha.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.162.2)

सर्वपापप्रशमनं महाविषप्रणाशनम्। पूजितं सिद्धगन्धर्वैर्वाञ्छितार्थप्रदायकम्

sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ mahāviṣapraṇāśanam| pūjitaṁ siddhagandharvairvāñchitārthapradāyakam

It quells all sins, destroys deadly poison, is worshipped by Siddhas and Gandharvas, and grants what one desires.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.162.3)

यस्तं पूजयते मर्त्यः कृष्णाष्टम्यां विधानतः। स मुक्तः पातकैर्घोरैर्नागलोके महीयते

yastaṁ pūjayate martyaḥ kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṁ vidhānataḥ| sa muktaḥ pātakairghorairnāgaloke mahīyate

Whatever mortal duly worships him on the eighth day of the dark fortnight is freed from terrible sins and is honored in the realm of the serpents.