Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
कन्यकां संपरित्यज्य तवान्वयविवर्द्धिताम् । यः करिष्यति तत्पूजामाहारः स्यात्स मातृषु
kanyakāṃ saṃparityajya tavānvayavivarddhitām | yaḥ kariṣyati tatpūjāmāhāraḥ syātsa mātṛṣu
কন্যাক ব্যক্তিগত অধিকাৰৰ বস্তু বুলি ত্যাগ কৰি, তোমাৰ বংশ বৃদ্ধি কৰা বুলি গণ্য কৰি—যি জনে সেই পূজা সম্পন্ন কৰিব, তেওঁৰ আহাৰ-জীৱিকা মাতৃকাসকলৰ কৃপা-আশ্ৰয়ত নিশ্চিত হ’ব।
Śiva (continuing instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual scene where a devotee relinquishes possessive claim over a maiden, honoring her as lineage-blessing; Mātṛs appear as protective divine mothers bestowing sustenance and safety.
FAQs
Worship must be performed with detachment and dharmic intent; then divine protection extends even to one’s livelihood and well-being.
The instruction belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Pādukā worship context within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform the prescribed pūjā (to the Pādukās), with renunciation of personal attachment and proper recognition of the maiden’s role.