Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
विघ्नानि नाशयेद्देवी सर्व सिद्धिं प्रयच्छति । भक्तानां तत्क्षणादेव सत्यमेतन्न संशयः
vighnāni nāśayeddevī sarva siddhiṃ prayacchati | bhaktānāṃ tatkṣaṇādeva satyametanna saṃśayaḥ
দেবী বিঘ্ন বিনাশ করেন এবং সর্ব সিদ্ধি দান করেন। ভক্তদের ক্ষেত্রে তা তৎক্ষণাৎই ঘটে—এ সত্য, এতে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই।
Unknown (contextual narrator within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Devī-kṣetra/Devī shrine at the kuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī standing or seated with a protective gesture (abhaya), while broken chains/knots symbolize destroyed obstacles; devotees receive blessings, their paths cleared.
FAQs
Devotion to the Goddess is portrayed as a direct means to remove impediments and attain success—faith (śraddhā) is central.
Within Adhyāya 53’s Koṭitīrtha-ādi Māhātmya context, the benefits are tied to the sacred locale being described, though this verse itself names only the Devī.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it functions as a phalaśruti praising Devī-bhakti as immediately fruitful.