Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
वाससा तडिदाभेन मेघलेखेव वेष्टिता । मालया सुममालिन्या भ्राजिता सालिमालया
vāsasā taḍidābhena meghalekheva veṣṭitā | mālayā sumamālinyā bhrājitā sālimālayā
বিদ্যুৎসম উজ্জ্বল বস্ত্ৰে আৱৃতা, মেঘৰেখাৰ দৰে যেন বেষ্টিতা; সুগন্ধি পুষ্পমালাৰে সুশোভিতা, দীপ্তিময় ফুলৰ হাৰে উজ্জ্বল হৈ জ্বলিল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A celestial Mother-figure appears, wrapped like a streak of cloud, garments flashing like lightning; she shines with layered garlands and a radiant floral wreath, set against a luminous sky.
FAQs
The divine form is described through cosmic imagery to steady the mind in reverence and devotional contemplation.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse is a devotional visualization within the narrative.
None; the verse supports dhyāna (contemplative remembrance) of Devī’s form.