Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
बहूदकस्य तीरे या नारी गौरिणिकाः शुभाः । संभोजयति तस्याश्च कुर्यात्सुस्वागतं ह्युमा
bahūdakasya tīre yā nārī gauriṇikāḥ śubhāḥ | saṃbhojayati tasyāśca kuryātsusvāgataṃ hyumā
Und welche glückverheißende Frau, der Gaurī ergeben, am Ufer der Bahūdakā Gastfreundschaft und Mahl bereitet—ihr gewährt Umā selbst ein gnädiges Willkommen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: ghat
Scene: An auspicious woman (gaurīṇikā) on the riverbank welcomes guests with water, flowers, and food; behind her, a subtle vision of Umā bestowing blessing—hand raised in abhaya/vara; lamps and garlands frame the scene.
FAQs
Devotion to the Divine Mother expressed through hospitality at a tīrtha draws direct divine favor.
Bahūdaka tīra.
Saṃbhojana—offering food/hospitality—performed by a Gaurī-devotee woman at the tīrtha.