Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176
आया पलाला मित्रा च सप्तैताः शिशुमातरः । एतासांवीर्यसंपन्नः शिशुश्चाभूत्सुदारुणः
āyā palālā mitrā ca saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ | etāsāṃvīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśuścābhūtsudāruṇaḥ
Āyā, Palālā und Mitrā—insgesamt sieben—werden die «Mütter der Kinder» genannt. Von ihrer Kraft erfüllt, wurde auch ein Kind geboren, überaus furchtbar und wild.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages
Scene: Seven ‘mothers of children’—Āyā, Palālā, Mitrā and others implied—stand as a potent circle; from their combined vīrya a single exceedingly fierce child manifests, embodying concentrated power.
FAQs
Power (vīrya) in the cosmos can manifest in fearsome forms; dharma requires proper channeling and pacification through rightful worship.
No sacred site is specified in this verse.
Not explicitly here; the theme points toward devotion and worship as means of pacifying harmful forces.