Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
तवोदकात्समुत्तस्थौ नार्येका गह्वरोदरा । कृष्णा करालवदना पिंगाक्षी मुक्तमूर्धजा
tavodakātsamuttasthau nāryekā gahvarodarā | kṛṣṇā karālavadanā piṃgākṣī muktamūrdhajā
Aus deiner Körperflüssigkeit erhob sich eine einzige Frau, mit tiefem Leib; schwarz von Farbe, mit schrecklichem Antlitz, gelblich-braunen Augen und gelöstem Haar.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī addressed; frame-listener likely a sage/audience
Scene: From the Devī’s fluid arises a single woman—black, tawny-eyed, with a terrifying face and loose hair—her body deep-bellied, appearing abruptly like a storm-form in a sanctified space.
FAQs
The Purāṇas depict Śakti manifesting in many forms—gentle and fierce—according to cosmic need and divine purpose.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya; this verse describes a mythic manifestation within that context.
None; the verse is iconographic and narrative.