Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
कार्तिकेयस्य कोपेन कोपे मिश्रे दिवौकसाम् । यस्माज्जातात्र सा कन्या तस्मात्कात्यायनी स्मृता
kārtikeyasya kopena kope miśre divaukasām | yasmājjātātra sā kanyā tasmātkātyāyanī smṛtā
De la colère de Kārttikeya—mêlée à la colère des dieux—puisque cette jeune fille en naquit, elle est donc célébrée sous le nom de Kātyāyanī.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Kātyāyanī (as kṣetra-devatā designation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The narrator explains her name: the maiden stands radiant while subtle streams of tejas from Skanda and the devas converge into her aura, visually encoding ‘kopa-miśra’ as unified light.
FAQs
Divine names preserve sacred causes and functions—here, the goddess’ name memorializes her dharmic origin as a remedy to oppression.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it explains the देवी’s naming within the Māhātmya narrative.
None.