Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
नवमीं पूजयेद्देवीं सततं सर्वतोमुखीम् । मन्त्रेणानेन वै देवि उद्वयन्तमितीह वै
navamīṃ pūjayeddevīṃ satataṃ sarvatomukhīm | mantreṇānena vai devi udvayantamitīha vai
ينبغي أن تُعبَد الإلهة نَفَمي (Navamī) على الدوام، وهي ذاتُ الوجوه المتجهة إلى كل الجهات (الحاضرة في كل صوب). وبهذه المَنْترا، يا إلهة—أعني التي تبتدئ بـ «udvayantam…»—تُقام عبادتها حقًّا.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devi Navamī appears as Sarvatomukhī—faces or radiance oriented to all directions—while a devotee performs continuous worship with mantra; the shrine space is marked by the eight directions and protective symbols.
FAQs
The Divine is present in every direction; constant remembrance makes worship all-encompassing.
Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a field where such Devī worship yields sacred merit.
Constant worship of Navamī/Sarvatomukhī using the mantra beginning “udvayantam…”.