Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
देवी प्राह ब्रूहि विप्र मुहूर्तं संस्थिता त्वहम् । ततः स्वयं व्रती प्राह देवीं तां स्वसखीयुताम्
devī prāha brūhi vipra muhūrtaṃ saṃsthitā tvaham | tataḥ svayaṃ vratī prāha devīṃ tāṃ svasakhīyutām
La Diosa dijo: «Habla, oh brāhmaṇa; estoy aquí de pie por un instante». Entonces el observante del voto habló por sí mismo a aquella Diosa, acompañada de sus propias compañeras.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context); direct speech by Pārvatī
Scene: A vow-observing ascetic/brāhmaṇa stands before Devī, who appears with her sakhīs; Devī pauses ‘for a moment’ as if time itself is suspended, inviting the devotee’s petition.
FAQs
Spiritual dialogue is framed by humility and readiness: the seeker listens, the devotee responds with steadiness.
No specific location is named in this verse; it continues the tapas-dialogue sequence.
Vrata (vow-discipline) is referenced generally through “vratī,” without a specific procedure.