Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
देवा ऊचुः । तव कांता सती नाम या मृता प्राक्सुरोत्तम । सा जाता मेनकागर्भे गौरी नाम हिमाचलात्
devā ūcuḥ | tava kāṃtā satī nāma yā mṛtā prāksurottama | sā jātā menakāgarbhe gaurī nāma himācalāt
قالت الآلهة: يا خيرَ الآلهة، إن حبيبتك ساتي التي ماتت من قبل قد وُلِدت من جديد في رحم مينَكا—باسم «غاوري»، ابنة هيماتشالا.
Devāḥ (the gods)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas announce to Śiva the secret of Satī’s rebirth: Gaurī born to Menakā, daughter of Himācala; the scene shifts in imagination to snowy peaks and a radiant infant/maiden destined for tapas.
FAQs
Loss is not the end in Purāṇic dharma; divine continuity and renewal restore balance and hope.
While this verse names Himācala as Gaurī’s origin, the immediate glorification remains the Liṅga-centered tīrtha narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None directly; it provides the theological assurance that motivates sustaining worship and sacred order.