Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ये पुनः कन्यकाहेतोः पूजयिष्यंति भक्तितः । यां कन्यां मनसि स्थाप्य तां लभिष्यन्त्यसंशयम्
ye punaḥ kanyakāhetoḥ pūjayiṣyaṃti bhaktitaḥ | yāṃ kanyāṃ manasi sthāpya tāṃ labhiṣyantyasaṃśayam
আৰু যিসকলে কন্যা-প্ৰাপ্তিৰ উদ্দেশ্যে ভক্তিভাৱে পূজা কৰিব, মনত যি কন্যাক স্থাপন কৰি আৰাধনা কৰিব, তেওঁলোকে নিঃসন্দেহে তাকেই লাভ কৰিব।
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Type: temple
Scene: A young man performs devoted pūjā, holding a mental image of the maiden he seeks; the deity’s blessing is shown as a garland or auspicious sign confirming success.
FAQs
Focused devotion (bhakti) aligned with dharmic aims is portrayed as effective and fruit-bearing.
The passage is embedded in a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the verse itself highlights worship and its fruit rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
Devotional worship (pūjā) with mental resolve/sankalpa toward a dharmic goal.