Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
विप्रा ऊचुः । नमस्ते ब्रह्मपुत्र्यास्तु नमस्ते ब्रह्मचारिणि । नमस्ते जगतां मातर्नमस्ते सर्वगे सदा
viprā ūcuḥ | namaste brahmaputryāstu namaste brahmacāriṇi | namaste jagatāṃ mātarnamaste sarvage sadā
বিপ্ৰসকলে ক’লে: হে ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰী, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ; হে ব্ৰহ্মচাৰিণী, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ। হে জগতসমূহৰ মাতা, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ; হে সদা সর্বব্যাপিনী, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ।
Viprāḥ (Brahmins)
Tirtha: Satyamandira (Dharmāraṇya)
Type: temple
Scene: Brahmins with folded hands chant ‘namas te’ in unison before the Devī; the Devī’s icon shows both ascetic simplicity (white/serene) and regal motherhood (ornaments), suggesting her dual nature.
FAQs
The Mother is simultaneously transcendent (ascetic, pure) and immanent (mother of all, all-pervading), worthy of constant reverence.
Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred venue, though no single named tirtha is specified in this verse.
Namaskāra (salutatory worship) through verbal praise is explicitly performed.
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