Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
भजस्व पुत्रीं जगती ममापि च तवापि च । पुंदुःखनकात्त्रात्री पुत्री ते भाविनी त्वियम्
bhajasva putrīṃ jagatī mamāpi ca tavāpi ca | puṃduḥkhanakāttrātrī putrī te bhāvinī tviyam
«Ô Seigneur du monde, honore et chéris cette fille, car elle est à moi comme à toi. Elle deviendra ta fille, et elle sera la sauveuse qui délivre les êtres des souffrances de l’existence incarnée.»
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Dakṣa
Scene: A solemn counsel scene: the narrator addresses Dakṣa, urging him to cherish the destined daughter who will become a savior from embodied suffering; Devī stands radiant, compassionate.
FAQs
To revere the Goddess even in a familial role; honoring her becomes a means of protection from worldly suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the Devi–Śiva sacred narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an injunction of reverence (bhajana/ādara) toward the Goddess.