Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
या च वंध्या भवेन्नारी सा भूयात्पुत्रसंयुता । दुर्भगा च ससौभाग्या कुरूपा रूपसंभवा । रोगिणी रोगनिर्मुक्ता सर्वसौख्यसमन्विता
yā ca vaṃdhyā bhavennārī sā bhūyātputrasaṃyutā | durbhagā ca sasaubhāgyā kurūpā rūpasaṃbhavā | rogiṇī roganirmuktā sarvasaukhyasamanvitā
যে নারী বন্ধ্যা, সে পুত্রবতী হয়; যে দুর্ভাগ্যা, সে সৌভাগ্যবতী হয়; যে কুরূপা, সে রূপবতী হয়; যে রোগিণী, সে রোগমুক্ত হয়ে সর্বসুখে সমন্বিতা হয়।
Dhārā (stating the desired scope of Devī’s grace for devotees)
Tirtha: Dhārā (Devī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: women devotees before Devī—one praying for a child, another for fortune, another for healing—while Devī’s blessing gesture (varada-mudrā) radiates auspicious symbols (kalasha, lotus, medicinal herbs).
FAQs
At a sanctified tīrtha, the Goddess’s compassion is portrayed as transforming suffering into wholeness and well-being.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa Devī-sthāna where worship yields blessings for health, fertility, and happiness (Adhyāya 169).
The benefits are tied to the preceding acts: offering, pradakṣiṇā, stotra-praise, and bowing at the shrine.