Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ईश्वर उवाच । ब्राह्मी तु मंगला प्रोक्ता विशालाक्षी तु वैष्णवी । रौद्रीशक्तिः समाख्याता देवी सा चत्वरप्रिया
īśvara uvāca | brāhmī tu maṃgalā proktā viśālākṣī tu vaiṣṇavī | raudrīśaktiḥ samākhyātā devī sā catvarapriyā
Īśvara dit : «En tant que puissance brāhmī, on la nomme Maṅgalā ; en tant que puissance vaiṣṇavī, elle est renommée Viśālākṣī. Elle est aussi célébrée comme Raudrī-Śakti, la Déesse qui se plaît au carrefour sacré (catvara).»
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Catvara-devī (Maṅgalā/Viśālākṣī/Raudrīśakti) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (Umā)
Scene: Īśvara explains the guardian Devī’s threefold naming: as Brāhmī she is Maṅgalā, as Vaiṣṇavī she is Viśālākṣī, and as Raudrī-Śakti she delights in the catvara (crossroads).
FAQs
The one Goddess is praised through multiple śakti-forms—Brāhmī, Vaiṣṇavī, and Raudrī—showing unity behind diverse divine functions.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, with emphasis on the Goddess associated with the catvara (sacred crossroads/central square) within the kṣetra.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily establishes names and sacred identity for worship in the kṣetra.