Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तान्मत्स्यसङ्घान्सम्प्राप्य महादेव्याः प्रसादतः । सपुत्रदारभृत्यास्ते वर्तयन्ति पृथक्पृथक्
tānmatsyasaṅghānsamprāpya mahādevyāḥ prasādataḥ | saputradārabhṛtyāste vartayanti pṛthakpṛthak
Nachdem sie jene Fischschwärme durch die Gnade der Großen Göttin erlangt hatten, lebten sie — mit Söhnen, Frauen und Abhängigen — davon, jeder Hausstand für sich.
Narrator
Tirtha: Mahādevī-prasāda at Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: Shoals of fish appear as a boon; families of sages—sons, wives, attendants—prepare food and sustain themselves, each household orderly and separate, under an unseen protective divine presence.
FAQs
Divine grace (prasāda) sustains both ascetic and social life, enabling dharmic living without fear of scarcity.
The Narmadā/Revā region where the Goddess’s favor tangibly supports communities.
No direct prescription; the focus is on prasāda (grace) manifesting as livelihood.