Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
सतां शरणदाभ्यां च पद्भ्यां नूपुरराजिता । जयेति पुष्पवर्षैश्च शक्राद्यैरभिपूजिता
satāṃ śaraṇadābhyāṃ ca padbhyāṃ nūpurarājitā | jayeti puṣpavarṣaiśca śakrādyairabhipūjitā
With her feet—granting refuge to the righteous—adorned by shining anklets, she was worshipped by Indra and the other gods, who cried “Victory!” and showered her with flowers.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: The Devī stands/appears with anklets gleaming; Indra and other gods surround her, crying ‘Jaya!’ while a rain of flowers descends from above, forming a celebratory canopy.
FAQs
Taking refuge in the Devī is praised as the highest safety for the virtuous; even the gods honor her supremacy.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse glorifies Devī’s refuge-granting nature in a pan-Puranic frame.
Offering flowers (puṣpāñjali/puṣpavarṣa) and chanting victory-cries are shown as modes of worship.