Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
परमा प्रकृतिः सा च बहुभेदैर्व्यवस्थिता । तासां मध्ये महादेव्यो ह्यत्र संस्थापिताः शृणु
paramā prakṛtiḥ sā ca bahubhedairvyavasthitā | tāsāṃ madhye mahādevyo hyatra saṃsthāpitāḥ śṛṇu
Sie ist die höchste Prakṛti, in vielerlei unterschiedlichen Gestalten geordnet. Unter diesen Gestalten sind hier die Großen Göttinnen eingesetzt—höre, wie ich es darlege.
Nārada (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic Śakti as luminous Prakṛti radiates into multiple goddess-forms arranged like a mandala over a sacred landscape; the narrator gestures ‘listen’ as the forms settle into their stations.
FAQs
The one Supreme Goddess manifests in many forms, and her localized installations anchor sacred geography and devotion.
The verse says “here” (atra) without naming the site; the exact tīrtha is determined from the surrounding chapter context.
Implied: Devī-sthāpana (installation/establishment) and ensuing worship at the designated sacred locale.