Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 63
तथापि येषु स्थानेषु द्रष्टव्या सिद्धिमीप्सुभिः । स्मर्तव्या भूतिकामेन तानि वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वतः
tathāpi yeṣu sthāneṣu draṣṭavyā siddhimīpsubhiḥ | smartavyā bhūtikāmena tāni vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ
Pourtant, il est des lieux où je dois être contemplée par ceux qui aspirent aux siddhi, et rappelée par ceux qui désirent la prospérité ; ces lieux, je les énoncerai en vérité.
Devī
Listener: Māṇḍavya
Scene: Devī prepares to enumerate her sacred abodes; the scene hints at a ‘map’—four directions with symbolic markers, while the sage listens attentively.
FAQs
Though Devī is everywhere, certain sacred seats concentrate devotional power—pilgrimage and remembrance become means to siddhi and well-being.
This is the preface to a named list of Devī’s celebrated abodes (beginning next verse).
Darśana (seeing) for siddhi and smaraṇa (remembering) for prosperity are indicated as devotional practices.