The Glory of Kshetrapaleshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.181.1)

ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि क्षेत्रपेश्वरमुत्तमम्। सिद्धेश्वरसमीपस्थं पूर्वस्मिन्नातिदूरतः

tato gacchenmahādevi kṣetrapeśvaramuttamam| siddheśvarasamīpasthaṁ pūrvasminnātidūrataḥ

Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the excellent Kshetrapeshvara, situated near Siddheshvara, not far to the east.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.181.2)

तं दृष्ट्वा शुक्लपञ्चम्यां न च नागैः स दश्यते

taṁ dṛṣṭvā śuklapañcamyāṁ na ca nāgaiḥ sa daśyate

Having seen it on the fifth day of the bright fortnight, one is not bitten by serpents.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.181.3)

पूजयेत्तं विधानेन गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात्। भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणाञ्छक्त्या भक्ष्यभोज्यैरनेकशः

pūjayettaṁ vidhānena gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt| bhojayedbrāhmaṇāñchaktyā bhakṣyabhojyairanekaśaḥ

One should duly worship it in order with fragrance, flowers, and the like, and feed brahmins according to one's ability with various kinds of food and delicacies, in many ways.