Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
एवमेता महाशक्त्यश्चतस्रः संस्थिताः सदा । पूजिताः कामदा नित्यं रुष्टाः संहरणक्षमाः
evametā mahāśaktyaścatasraḥ saṃsthitāḥ sadā | pūjitāḥ kāmadā nityaṃ ruṣṭāḥ saṃharaṇakṣamāḥ
এইভাবে এই চার মহাশক্তি সদা প্রতিষ্ঠিত থাকেন। পূজিত হলে নিত্য মনোবাঞ্ছিত বর দান করেন, আর ক্রুদ্ধ হলে সংহার সাধনে সক্ষম হন।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Sages/Devas (contextual audience)
Scene: Four radiant Mahāśaktis stand established like cosmic pillars—benevolent when worshipped, terrible when angered—surrounded by a halo of mantra-fire and protective weapons.
FAQs
Śakti responds to human conduct: reverent worship yields blessings, while disrespect invites spiritual and worldly ruin.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse generalizes the power of established Śakti-sthānas.
Regular pūjā (worship) is recommended implicitly as the means to receive kāma/phala (desired results).