Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
विघ्नानि नाशयेद्देवी सर्व सिद्धिं प्रयच्छति । भक्तानां तत्क्षणादेव सत्यमेतन्न संशयः
vighnāni nāśayeddevī sarva siddhiṃ prayacchati | bhaktānāṃ tatkṣaṇādeva satyametanna saṃśayaḥ
The Goddess destroys obstacles and bestows every attainment (siddhi). For her devotees it happens at once—this is truth, without doubt.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Devī-kṣetra/Devī shrine at the kuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī standing or seated with a protective gesture (abhaya), while broken chains/knots symbolize destroyed obstacles; devotees receive blessings, their paths cleared.
FAQs
Devotion to the Goddess is portrayed as a direct means to remove impediments and attain success—faith (śraddhā) is central.
Within Adhyāya 53’s Koṭitīrtha-ādi Māhātmya context, the benefits are tied to the sacred locale being described, though this verse itself names only the Devī.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it functions as a phalaśruti praising Devī-bhakti as immediately fruitful.