Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
एवं प्रभावाः परिकीर्तिता मया समासतस्तीर्थवरेऽत्र देव्यः । चतुर्दशैवार्जुन पूजिता याश्चतुर्दशस्थानवरैर्नृमुख्यैः
evaṃ prabhāvāḥ parikīrtitā mayā samāsatastīrthavare'tra devyaḥ | caturdaśaivārjuna pūjitā yāścaturdaśasthānavarairnṛmukhyaiḥ
Thus, in brief, I have proclaimed the powers of the Goddesses here at this most excellent sacred ford. O Arjuna, those Goddesses—fourteen in number—were worshipped and are associated with fourteen superb stations revered by the foremost of men.
Narrator addressing Arjuna (Bhārata-context addressee)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: A schematic sacred map: fourteen shrines/stations around a central tīrtha, each marked by a Devī emblem; a pilgrim group led by a guide-priest moves from station to station, carrying flowers and lamps.
FAQs
Sacred geography is mapped through Devī worship: multiple stations within a tīrtha collectively radiate protection and merit.
The verse refers to “this excellent tīrtha” (tīrthavara) without naming it explicitly in the line; it summarizes the chapter’s local māhātmya.
Worship (pūjā) of the Devīs—specifically a set of fourteen—at their associated sacred stations.
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