Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
त्यक्त्वा स्थानं गताः सर्वे वणिजो वाडवादयः । मातंगीरूपमास्थाय श्रीमात्रा त्वनया सुत
tyaktvā sthānaṃ gatāḥ sarve vaṇijo vāḍavādayaḥ | mātaṃgīrūpamāsthāya śrīmātrā tvanayā suta
স্থান ত্যাগ করে সব বণিক ও অন্যান্যরা চলে গেল। তখন, হে পুত্র, শ্রীমাতা মাতঙ্গীরূপ ধারণ করে এই উপায়ে (কার্য করলেন)।
Rudra (Śiva)
Tirtha: धर्मारण्य
Type: kshetra
Listener: पुत्र / सुत (son)
Scene: Merchants and townsfolk depart with carts and bundles; in the forest clearing, Śrīmātā manifests as Mātaṅgī—dark-hued, regal, protective—preparing to confront the threat.
FAQs
When communities are distressed, the Goddess is depicted as manifesting in a fitting form to restore protection and dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, where Śrīmātā’s manifestation as Mātaṅgī is narrated as part of the site’s greatness.
No direct prescription; the verse introduces a theophany (divine form-taking) that later grounds worship at the site.