The Greatness of Shankaraditya

Verse 1 (skanda.7.251.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि शंकरादित्यमुत्तमम्। गंगेश्वरस्य पूर्वेण शंकरेण प्रतिष्ठितम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi śaṁkarādityamuttamam| gaṅgeśvarasya pūrveṇa śaṁkareṇa pratiṣṭhitam

Ishvara said: O Mahadevi, next one should go to the excellent Shankaraditya, established by Shankara himself, situated to the east of Gangeshvara.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.251.2)

षष्ठ्यां चैव तु शुक्लायामेनं यः पूजयिष्यति। गमिष्यति परं स्थानं यत्र देवो दिवाकरः

ṣaṣṭhyāṁ caiva tu śuklāyāmenaṁ yaḥ pūjayiṣyati| gamiṣyati paraṁ sthānaṁ yatra devo divākaraḥ

Whoever worships this on the sixth day of the bright fortnight shall go to that supreme abode where the god Divakara dwells.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.251.3)

रक्तचंदनमिश्रैश्च रक्तपुष्पैः समाहितः। ताम्रपात्रे समाधाय योऽर्घ्यं दास्यति मानवः। स यास्यति परां सिद्धिं न च याति दरिद्रताम्

raktacaṁdanamiśraiśca raktapuṣpaiḥ samāhitaḥ| tāmrapātre samādhāya yo'rghyaṁ dāsyati mānavaḥ| sa yāsyati parāṁ siddhiṁ na ca yāti daridratām

The man who, with a composed mind, offers arghya in a copper vessel filled with red flowers mixed with red sandalwood, shall attain supreme accomplishment and never fall into poverty.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.251.4)

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे वरानने। पूजयेच्छंकरादित्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

tasmātsarvaprayatnena tasminkṣetre varānane| pūjayecchaṁkarādityaṁ sarvakāmaphalapradam

Therefore, O fair one, in this field one should worship, with the utmost effort, Shankaraditya, the giver of the fruit of every desire.