Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
न च पश्यति निर्द्धारं प्रश्नस्यास्य कथंचन । ततः प्रश्नेन विजिता स्वां शक्तिं समुपाददे
na ca paśyati nirddhāraṃ praśnasyāsya kathaṃcana | tataḥ praśnena vijitā svāṃ śaktiṃ samupādade
Yet she could not arrive at any definite conclusion to that question. Defeated by the question, she then summoned up her own power.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Bhaimī, having failed to decide, straightens with sudden determination; aura intensifies, hands poised as if to initiate a supernatural act near the swing.
FAQs
When ordinary reasoning fails, the narrative turns to śakti—suggesting hidden forces and consequences behind adharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None explicitly; it mentions summoning power, not a formal rite.