Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ब्रह्मादीनां च सा यस्मान्मांगल्यं कृतवत्युमे । तस्मात्सा मंगला प्रोक्ता सर्वमांगल्यदायिनी
brahmādīnāṃ ca sā yasmānmāṃgalyaṃ kṛtavatyume | tasmātsā maṃgalā proktā sarvamāṃgalyadāyinī
“হে উমে, ব্ৰহ্মা আদি দেৱতাসকলৰ বাবে যিহেতু তাই মঙ্গল সাধন কৰিলে, সেয়েহে তাই ‘মঙ্গলা’ বুলি কোৱা হয়—সকলো মঙ্গল দানকাৰিণী।”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Maṅgalā Devī in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Umā)
Scene: Īśvara states that because the Devī bestowed auspiciousness upon Brahmā and the other gods, she is called Maṅgalā, giver of all auspiciousness.
FAQs
Auspiciousness (māṅgalya) is a divine grace; devotion to the Goddess is portrayed as a source of well-being even for the gods.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra through the celebrated power of Maṅgalā worshipped there.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse gives a theological etymology and benefit: she grants all auspiciousness.