पार्वत्या हरणे यत्र सिद्धिः प्राप्ता हरेण च
Where Pārvatī was taken and success was attained by Hara—
बलिनौ दानवौ जातौ नाम्ना चण्डप्रचंडकौ
There were born two powerful Dānavas, named Caṇḍa and Pracaṇḍa.
दृष्ट्वा तत्र गिरीशं तु उद्यताक्षाक्षहस्तकम्
There, seeing the Lord of Mountains holding the dice and the dice-cup in his hand—
देविदेवीति जल्पंतं दासस्तेऽस्मीति वादिनम्
Calling out 'O goddess of gods!' and saying, 'I am your servant.'
रागीभूते तदा देवे तौ प्राप्तौ देवकंटकौ
Then, when the god became enamored, those two, thorns to the gods, arrived.
ततस्ताभ्यां तदा नंदी शूलाभ्यां प्रविदारितः
Then Nandī was pierced by them both with tridents.
नंदिनं ताडितं दृष्ट्वा तदा शिलादनंदनम्
Seeing Nandina, the son of Śilāda, struck at that time—
वध्यतां तौ महादैत्यौ वधामीति वचोऽब्रवीत्
He said, 'Let those two great demons be slain; let them be killed.'
यदा तया हतौ दृष्टौ दानवौ बलगवितौ
When those two powerful Dānavas were seen slain by her—
हरसिद्धिरतो लोके नाम्ना ख्यातिं गमिष्यसि हरसिद्धिरिति ख्याता महाकाले बभूव ह ।। 5.1.19.
Therefore, in the world, you will become famous by the name Harasiddhi; thus she became known as Harasiddhi at Mahākāla.
यः पश्येत्परया भक्त्या हरसिद्धिं नरोत्तमः
Whoever beholds Hara-siddhi with supreme devotion, O best of men,
आदिसिद्धिं महादेवीं नित्यां व्योमस्वरूपिणीम्
The primal accomplished one, the great goddess, eternal, whose form is space,
यः स्मरेद्धरसिद्धीति मंत्रं च चतुरक्षरम्
Whoever remembers the mantra 'Hara-siddhi,' which is four syllables,
नरो महानवम्यां यो हरसिद्धिं प्रपूजयेत्
The man who worships Hara-siddhi on the great Navami,
नवम्यां पूजिता देवी हरसिद्धिर्हरप्रिया
On Navami, the goddess Hara-siddhi, beloved of Hara, when worshipped,
सा पुण्या सा पवित्रा च सर्वत्र सुखदायिनी
She is holy, she is pure, and everywhere bestows happiness.
महानवम्यां ये व्यास हन्यंते महिषादयः
On the great Navami, O Vyasa, buffalo-demons and the like are slain.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवत्यखंडेऽवन्तीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये हरसिद्धिमाहात्म्य वर्णनंनामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana, in the fifth Avanti section, in the account of the greatness of the Avanti region, the nineteenth chapter named 'The Greatness of Hara-siddhi' is concluded.
पूजयेत्स्वर्णपुष्पैश्च तस्य सिद्धिर्न हीयते
If one worships with golden flowers, his accomplishment is never diminished.
इति वटयक्षिणीमाहात्म्यम् तिलान्ददाति यो भक्त्या न पिशाचः प्रजायते
Thus ends the glory of Vatayakshini. Whoever gives sesame with devotion is not born as a demon.
यं समुद्दिश्य यद्दत्तं तदक्षयतरं भवेत्
Whatever is given, dedicated to whomsoever, that becomes imperishable.
यस्य नाम्ना नरः स्नाति पिशाचत्वात्स मुच्यते
By bathing in her name, a man is freed from demonhood.
तस्य वै शाश्वती मुक्तिः कुले प्रेतो न जायते
For him there is eternal liberation; in his lineage, none is born as a ghost.
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः कंचुकेन फणी यथा
He is freed from all sins, as a serpent from its slough.
त्यक्त्वा यमगृहं व्यास रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Leaving Yama's abode, O Vyasa, he goes to Rudra's world.
सोऽश्वमेधफलं व्यास लभते नात्र संशयः
He attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice, O Vyasa; of this there is no doubt.
देवस्तेन समाख्यातो नाम्ना डमरुकेश्वरः
That god is known by the name Damarukeshvara.
नैव व्याधिभयं तस्य मृतः शिवपुरं व्रजेत् 5.1.20.
He has no fear of disease, and when dead, he goes to Shiva's city.
राज्यं स लभते स्वर्गं यथा देवः पुरंदरः
He attains a kingdom and heaven, just as the god Indra did.
कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं भोगयुक्तस्तु मोदते
Endowed with enjoyment, he delights for a full hundred crore aeons.