Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
हिरण्याक्षेण दैत्येन बहुशो देवताः पुरा । बंदीकृता निगडिता स्तुष्टुवुर्जगदंबिकाम्
hiraṇyākṣeṇa daityena bahuśo devatāḥ purā | baṃdīkṛtā nigaḍitā stuṣṭuvurjagadaṃbikām
Autrefois, les dieux furent maintes fois capturés et enchaînés par l’asura Hiraṇyākṣa. Liés de fers, ils louèrent Jagadambikā, la Mère du monde.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bandī Tīrtha (etiology)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas, bound in iron chains by the fierce daitya Hiraṇyākṣa, stand in a dim cavern-like prison; despite suffering, their faces are resolute as they sing hymns to Jagadambikā, whose radiant presence begins to appear.
FAQs
Even the devas seek refuge in the World-Mother; devotion (stuti) is presented as a force that breaks bondage and restores dharma.
The verse supports the backstory for Bandī Tīrtha’s name and power, though the tīrtha is not explicitly named in this line.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act highlighted is stuti—praising Jagadambikā.