Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
शक्तीः संस्थापिता नृनं नानारूपा ह्यनेकशः । तासां स्थानानि नामा नि यथारूपाणि मे वद
śaktīḥ saṃsthāpitā nṛnaṃ nānārūpā hyanekaśaḥ | tāsāṃ sthānāni nāmā ni yathārūpāṇi me vada
मनुष्यों की रक्षा हेतु अनेक प्रकार के विविध रूपों वाली शक्तियाँ स्थापित की गई हैं। उनके स्थान और नाम, उनके-उनके रूप के अनुसार, मुझे बताइए।
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Śakti-sthānas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vyāsa (requested to answer)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira asks for a detailed catalogue: many Śaktis of varied forms installed for protection; he requests their names and exact abodes, implying a sacred map to be unfolded.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography maps divine presence as specific goddess-forms anchored to specific locations for human welfare.
Dharmāraṇya, presented as a protected sacred landscape with multiple Śakti-sthānas.
No explicit rite; the request is for an enumerative description (names and places) of the Śaktis.
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