Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
श्रीदेव्युवाच । परितुष्टाऽस्मि ते वत्स प्रभावाद्भार्गवस्य च । वरं वरय तस्मात्त्वं न वृथा दर्शनं मम
śrīdevyuvāca | parituṣṭā'smi te vatsa prabhāvādbhārgavasya ca | varaṃ varaya tasmāttvaṃ na vṛthā darśanaṃ mama
শ্ৰীদেৱীয়ে ক’লে: হে বৎস, তোমাৰ ওপৰত মই সন্তুষ্ট—ভাৰ্গৱ (শুক্ৰ)ৰ প্ৰভাৱ আৰু পুণ্যৰ বাবেও। সেয়ে তুমি বৰ বাছা; মোৰ দৰ্শন তোমাৰ বাবে বৃথা নহ’ব।
Devī (Kelīśvarī Devī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Andhaka
Scene: The Goddess manifests before the devotee (Andhaka), serene yet majestic, granting permission to ask a boon; a subtle aura indicates Bhārgava’s (Śukra’s) merit-power supporting the encounter.
FAQs
Divine darśana culminates in grace and boon; the devotee’s humility, aided by a guru’s merit, ripens into divine favor.
Kelīśvarī Devī’s sacred setting is implied as a place where darśana is fruitful and boons are granted.
No specific rite is commanded here; the result of devotion is emphasized—darśana leading to vara (boon).
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