Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
देव्युवाच । यावत्तस्य भवेद्यज्ञ स्तावद्यूयं ममान्तिके । संतिष्ठत विना भीत्या भोगान्भुङ्ध्वं सुपुष्कलान्
devyuvāca | yāvattasya bhavedyajña stāvadyūyaṃ mamāntike | saṃtiṣṭhata vinā bhītyā bhogānbhuṅdhvaṃ supuṣkalān
দেৱীয়ে ক’লে: “যেতিয়ালৈকে তেওঁৰ যজ্ঞ চলি থাকে, তেতিয়ালৈকে তোমালোক মোৰ ওচৰতেই থাকিবা। ভয় নকৰিবা; নিশ্চিন্তে থাকি প্ৰচুৰ ভোগ-সুখ উপভোগ কৰা।”
Devī
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame implied)
Scene: Devī speaks gently, palm raised in abhaya-mudrā; Nāgas relax, coiling peacefully near the cave, with offerings and signs of comfort.
FAQs
Proximity to the divine (mama antike) is portrayed as a real sanctuary that dissolves fear and sustains wellbeing.
The protective sacred space associated with Devī in the Arbuda narrative, which later becomes linked to Nāgahrada-tīrtha.
A time-bound instruction is given: remain under Devī’s protection until the yajña period passes.