Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
बलिपूपकनैवेद्यैस्तर्पणैर्धूपगंधिभिः । तस्य रक्षां चरंत्येता रथ्यासु त्रिकचत्वरे
balipūpakanaivedyaistarpaṇairdhūpagaṃdhibhiḥ | tasya rakṣāṃ caraṃtyetā rathyāsu trikacatvare
बलि, पूप (पकवान), नैवेद्य, तर्पण तथा धूप-गंध आदि अर्पित करने से, ये देवियाँ उस भक्त की रक्षा करती हुई गलियों में, चौराहों में तथा तीन-चार मार्गों के संगम पर विचरती हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Navatīrtha-kṣetra (street/junction guardianship)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotee offers bali-cakes and naivedya with incense at a shrine near a crossroads; subtle presence of protective goddesses moving along streets, unseen by most, guarding the devotee.
FAQs
Devotional offerings translate into lived protection—divine guardianship extends into daily public spaces.
The nava-tīrtha Devī-region is implied; the verse emphasizes protective presence across streets and crossroads within the sacred settlement.
Offer bali, pūpaka (cakes), naivedya, tarpaṇa, and dhūpa/gandha as part of Devī worship to receive protective guarding.