Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । गौरीपादकृतस्थाना श्रद्धया परया युता । तावत्तुष्टिं गता देवी गिरिजा शंकरप्रिया
sūta uvāca | gaurīpādakṛtasthānā śraddhayā parayā yutā | tāvattuṣṭiṃ gatā devī girijā śaṃkarapriyā
সূতে ক’লে: “গৌৰীৰ পদস্পৰ্শে পবিত্ৰ হোৱা সেই স্থানত স্থিত হৈ, পৰম শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে যুক্ত, শংকৰপ্ৰিয়া দেবী গিৰিজা তাত সন্তুষ্ট হ’ল।”
Sūta
Tirtha: Gaurīpāda-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Kārṇotpalā in austere posture near a sacred spot marked by Gaurī’s footprints; Girijā appears, radiant and compassionate, indicating satisfaction with the devotee’s faith.
FAQs
Supreme faith (parā-śraddhā) at a sanctified tīrtha quickly draws the grace of Devī.
A location described as ‘Gaurī’s foot-sanctified place’ (gaurīpādakṛta-sthāna) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on being established at the sacred spot with deep faith.