Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
अनया भार्यया मह्यं मान्या या स्थापिता पुरा । दुर्गाऽस्याश्चात्र नाम्ना वै भूयात्ख्याताऽत्र सत्पुरे
anayā bhāryayā mahyaṃ mānyā yā sthāpitā purā | durgā'syāścātra nāmnā vai bhūyātkhyātā'tra satpure
„Und diese verehrungswürdige Göttin, die einst hier von dieser Gattin für mich eingesetzt wurde—möge sie in dieser edlen Stadt wahrlich unter dem Namen ‚Durgā‘ berühmt werden.“
Puṣpa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Durgā (shrine within the satpura)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Devī shrine in a noble city: the goddess honored and newly renowned as Durgā; a patron-wife figure indicated as the earlier establisher; offerings, lamps, and protective iconography (lion, weapons) suggested.
FAQs
Installing and honoring the Devī in a sacred locale establishes enduring spiritual protection and holy reputation for the place.
A ‘satpura’ (noble city) where a Devī shrine is to be famed as Durgā; the precise city name is not provided in this verse.
It implies pratimā/śrīdevī-sthāpanā (installation) and the formal naming by which the shrine becomes known.