Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
सौम्या शांता महाराज स्थापिता कुलमातृका । श्रीमाता सा प्रसिद्धा च माहात्म्यं शृणु भूपते
saumyā śāṃtā mahārāja sthāpitā kulamātṛkā | śrīmātā sā prasiddhā ca māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate
হে মহাৰাজ! সা সৌম্যা আৰু শান্তা, কুলৰ মাতৃকা ৰূপে স্থাপিতা। ‘শ্ৰীমাতা’ নামে সা প্ৰসিদ্ধ; হে ভূপতে, তেঁওৰ পবিত্ৰ মাহাত্ম্য শুনা।
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (listener implied by 'mahārāja/bhūpate')
Tirtha: Śrīmātā-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūpati / Mahārāja
Scene: A serene Mother-goddess enthroned or installed (sthapita) as Kulamātṛkā; a king listens reverently as the narrator begins her māhātmya.
FAQs
The Goddess is not only cosmic but also intimately protective—installed as a kuladevatā who steadies families and kingdoms through peace and auspiciousness.
The verse introduces the Māhātmya within Dharmāraṇya; the emphasis is on the deity’s established presence in that sacred tradition.
It references establishment/installation (sthāpana) of the Kulamātṛkā; details of the rite are given in surrounding verses.