Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176
आया पलाला मित्रा च सप्तैताः शिशुमातरः । एतासांवीर्यसंपन्नः शिशुश्चाभूत्सुदारुणः
āyā palālā mitrā ca saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ | etāsāṃvīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśuścābhūtsudāruṇaḥ
আয়া, পালালা ও মিত্রা—এই সাতজনই ‘শিশুমাতা’। তাদের শক্তিতে সমৃদ্ধ এক শিশু জন্ম নিল, যে ছিল অতিশয় উগ্র।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages
Scene: Seven ‘mothers of children’—Āyā, Palālā, Mitrā and others implied—stand as a potent circle; from their combined vīrya a single exceedingly fierce child manifests, embodying concentrated power.
FAQs
Power (vīrya) in the cosmos can manifest in fearsome forms; dharma requires proper channeling and pacification through rightful worship.
No sacred site is specified in this verse.
Not explicitly here; the theme points toward devotion and worship as means of pacifying harmful forces.