Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
नवमीं पूजयेद्देवीं सततं सर्वतोमुखीम् । मन्त्रेणानेन वै देवि उद्वयन्तमितीह वै
navamīṃ pūjayeddevīṃ satataṃ sarvatomukhīm | mantreṇānena vai devi udvayantamitīha vai
সর্বতোमुखী (সর্বদিকে বিরাজমান) দেবী নবমীর নিত্য পূজা করবে। হে দেবী, “উদ্বয়ন্তম্…” দিয়ে আরম্ভ এই মন্ত্রেই তাঁর আরাধনা করবে।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devi Navamī appears as Sarvatomukhī—faces or radiance oriented to all directions—while a devotee performs continuous worship with mantra; the shrine space is marked by the eight directions and protective symbols.
FAQs
The Divine is present in every direction; constant remembrance makes worship all-encompassing.
Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a field where such Devī worship yields sacred merit.
Constant worship of Navamī/Sarvatomukhī using the mantra beginning “udvayantam…”.