Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
जगन्माता त्वियं बाला पुत्री ते सर्वसिद्धिदा । पुरा भवेऽभवद्भार्या सतीनाम्ना भवस्य या
jaganmātā tviyaṃ bālā putrī te sarvasiddhidā | purā bhave'bhavadbhāryā satīnāmnā bhavasya yā
এই কন্যাই সত্যই জগন্মাতা—তোমাৰ কন্যা, সকলো সিদ্ধি দানকাৰিণী। পূৰ্বে তেওঁ ভৱ (শিৱ)ৰ পত্নী হৈছিল, যাক ‘সতী’ নামে জনা যায়।
Nārada
Tirtha: Himālaya (Devī-janma-bhūmi motif)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śailarāja (Himālaya)
Scene: A luminous young girl is revealed as Jagadambā—Himālaya’s daughter—identified with Satī, the former consort of Bhava (Śiva); the scene carries awe and sanctity.
FAQs
The Divine Mother may appear in human form; recognizing her divinity transforms ordinary relationships into sacred dharma.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse exalts the Goddess’s cosmic identity within the Himālaya narrative.
None; it is a revelation of identity (tattva) rather than a ritual injunction.