Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
एवं संजुह्वतस्तस्य तेन वै विधिना तदा । यथा रुद्रेण संतुष्टा देवी केलीश्वरी तदा
evaṃ saṃjuhvatastasya tena vai vidhinā tadā | yathā rudreṇa saṃtuṣṭā devī kelīśvarī tadā
તે એ જ વિધિથી આહુતિ આપતો હતો ત્યારે દેવી કેળીશ્વરી પ્રસન્ન થઈ—જેમ પૂર્વે રુદ્રથી સંતોષ પામી હતી તેમ।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The homa reaches a climax; the air shimmers as the goddess Kelīśvarī becomes pleased, her presence suggested by a sudden radiance above the triangular fire-pit, echoing an ancient moment when Rudra too received her favor.
FAQs
Properly performed worship in a sacred setting draws divine grace; the text validates ritual efficacy through precedent (Rudra’s earlier act).
Implied: the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra where the rite is being performed and where divine manifestation occurs.
Continued oblation (saṃjuhvati) according to the prescribed vidhि, resulting in the deity’s satisfaction.
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