Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
साध्या द्वादश साध्याया अर्थसिद्धिस्तु तत्सुतः । मरुत्वान्सुजयंतश्च मरुत्वत्या बभूवतुः
sādhyā dvādaśa sādhyāyā arthasiddhistu tatsutaḥ | marutvānsujayaṃtaśca marutvatyā babhūvatuḥ
Of Sādhyā were born the twelve Sādhyas, and her son was Arthasiddhi. Of Marutvatī were born Marutvān and Sujayanta.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), as narrator to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A serene cosmic register: Sādhyā as a luminous मातृदेवी with twelve radiant Sādhyas around her; Arthasiddhi depicted as a youthful deity holding symbols of accomplishment; Marutvatī with two wind-bright sons, Marutvān and Sujayanta, amid swirling but gentle vāyu motifs.
FAQs
It presents divine ‘functions’ (like accomplishment/arthasiddhi) as embodied principles within the sacred order of creation.
None; the verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None stated.