The Glory of Kshemeshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.323.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततः पश्येन्महादेवि तस्य दक्षिणतः स्थितम्। क्षेमेश्वरेति विख्यातमृषितोयातटे स्थितम्

īśvara uvāca| tataḥ paśyenmahādevi tasya dakṣiṇataḥ sthitam| kṣemeśvareti vikhyātamṛṣitoyātaṭe sthitam

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should behold the one situated to the south of that, renowned as Kshemeshvara, standing on the bank of the Rishitoya.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.323.2)

भूतीश्वरेति नामास्य पूर्वं च परिकीर्तितम्। क्षेमेशेति कलौ देवि तस्य नाम प्रकीर्तितम्

bhūtīśvareti nāmāsya pūrvaṁ ca parikīrtitam| kṣemeśeti kalau devi tasya nāma prakīrtitam

Its name in former times was proclaimed as Bhutishvara; in the Kali age, O Goddess, its name is proclaimed as Kshemesha.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.323.3)

तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा च मुक्तः स्यात्सर्वकिल्बिषैः

taṁ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā ca muktaḥ syātsarvakilbiṣaiḥ

Seeing and worshipping him, one is freed from all sins.