Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
भूतांबिका हरसिद्धिस्तथामूः संप्राप्य तस्थुर्नृपविस्मयंकराः । श्रीचंडिकाऽश्वास्य ततौ घटोत्कचं प्रोवाच वाक्यं महता स्वरेण
bhūtāṃbikā harasiddhistathāmūḥ saṃprāpya tasthurnṛpavismayaṃkarāḥ | śrīcaṃḍikā'śvāsya tatau ghaṭotkacaṃ provāca vākyaṃ mahatā svareṇa
Bhūtāmbikā, Harasiddhi et les autres arrivèrent et se tinrent là, suscitant l’étonnement des rois. Alors Śrī Caṇḍikā, après avoir réconforté Ghaṭotkaca, prononça des paroles d’une voix puissante.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; direct speech begins with Śrī Caṇḍikā in next verse
Listener: pārthivāḥ (kings)
Scene: A fierce yet maternal goddess (Śrī Caṇḍikā) stands before Ghaṭotkaca, one hand raised in reassurance, the other gripping a weapon; kings in the background recoil in astonishment as her voice seems to shake the sky.
FAQs
Devī not only destroys evil but also restores steadiness—comforting devotees and revealing the dharmic reason behind events.
No tīrtha is explicitly praised in this verse, though Harasiddhi is also known as a famed Śākta/Śaiva shrine-name in later tradition.
None.