Deity · Skanda Purana
Devi in the Skanda Purana
देवीNamed in 520 verses
In this book
- Named as
- Mahādevī, Ambikā, Mahāmāyā, Bhagavatī, Bhuvaneśvarī
- Places
- Kashi, Sarasvati River, Kurukshetra
Key chapters
The chapters where Devi matters most.
Karṇāṭaka-Dānava-Vadhaḥ: The Slaying of Karṇāṭaka and the Institution of Śrīmātā Worship
अम्बरेवती-माहात्म्य (Ambarevatī Māhātmya): स्थापना, शाप-वर, नवमी-पूजा-फल
The Efficacy of Queen Sīmantaṇī’s Devotion
Origin of the Shula Tirtha and the Manifestation of Devī and Śiva
Glorification of Puṣkareśvara
Glory of the Nāga Station at Tri-saṅgama
Origin of the Śaśāpāna Tīrtha
Account of the Glory of Gopīśvara
The Māhātmya of the Citrāpathā River
Glorification of the Mother-Hosts and Balādevī
Every verse that names Devi
520 verses
- 1.1.10.26
Wahan ek badi shakti khadi thi. Usmein Brahma ka gyaan tha. Ganesh hairan reh gaye the. Woh bas use dekhte rahe.
- 1.1.10.31
Phir Parashakti ne Mahadev ki tarif ki. Mahadev ne unse kaha ki tum koi bhi vard maang lo. Main use poora karunga.
- 1.1.10.32
Parashakti ne Mahadev se ek vard maanga. Unhone kaha ki jise tumne maara hai woh mera beta hai. Isme koi shak nahi hai.
- 1.1.10.33
Yeh pagal insaan tumhe pehchanta nahi. Woh prakriti ka hissa hai, isliye samajh mein nahi aata. Isliye is beta ko zinda kar do. Meri khushi ke liye bhi yeh karo.
- 1.1.20.68
Woh mahaan gyaan hai, mahaan maya hai. Uski akal sabse badi hai. Woh Rudrakali hai, Amba hai. Sati hai, Daksh ki beti, sabse upar.
- 1.1.21.147
Himalaya apni patni ke saath aaya. Usne Parvati se kaha ki beta, itna dukhi mat ho. Itna tapasya karne ki zaroorat nahi hai.
- 1.1.22.108
Woh Parvati ko dekhne aaye the. Unke bete bhi saath the. Unhone Mahadevi ko dekha. Woh apni saheliyon ke saath khadi thi.
- 1.1.31.75
Main kaun hoon? Tu kaun hai? Yeh sab log kahan se aaye, sab Maha Maya ke peeche bhaag rahe hain. Yeh poora duniya ka tamasha ek bakri ke doodh jaisa hai, nikkamma.
- 1.1.34.110
Devi, tum bhakt ho, bahut khushkismat logon mein se ek. Tumne apni tapasya se yeh paya hai, isliye ise poora dil se nibhana.
- 1.1.34.119
Kambala aur Ashvatara naam ke do saamp the. Mahesh ne unko gehne bana rakha tha. Mahadevi ne dono le liye. Woh hansi-thansi mein baat karti thi aur has rahi thi.
- 1.1.34.120
Usne uska underwear bhi utaar liya. Woh mazaak karti thi aur has rahi thi. Uske gana aur uske dost dono sharma gaye. Unhe bahut pareshani hui.
- 1.2.12.40
Unhone bahut saare tantrik bulaye, doctor bulaye, aur aur bhi bahut upay kiye. Mere maa baap bhi yahi karte rahe. Woh dono Maya mein phanse the.
- 1.2.13.143
Jo insaan Rudra ko chhod deta hai, woh apne baap ko thukraata hai. Maa Ambika ko bhi chhod deta hai. Aise insaan ke baare mein socho jo apne baap ko ghar se nikal de. Jo apne purkho ko pind nahi de. Shatarudriya mein Rudra ki badai likhi…
- 1.2.22.68
Vibhavari duniya ki maa ki maa banne wali thi. Woh dheere-dheere devi ke pet mein ghus gayi. Guha ki maa ki chamak aur badh gayi.
- 1.2.25.112
Puran ke geet gaake, Ved ke shersh ka use karke, aur gupt naam bolke Mahadev ko pranam kiya. Mahadevi ko bhi baar-baar pranam kiya.
- 1.2.25.117
Uma tumhari patni hai, Mahadev ki patni hai, phir bhi hum yahan aa gaye. Ab sahi hai ki Asur hamara rajya le lein.
- 1.2.27.46
Ambika, yeh darwaze pe khada rehta hai. Ismein bahut achhi baatein hain. Devi ne kaha, Bhagwan, itna achha beta mila, phir bhi mera dil maanta nahi.
- 1.2.29.50
Yeh Yaksh ka naam Panchala hai. Uske peeche hazaar lakh Yaksh chalte hain. Devi, yeh tumhara kaam karne ke liye diya gaya hai. Isme Mahamaya ki bohot taakat hai.
- 1.2.36.39
Uski siddhi pakka ho jaati hai, agar koi rukawat na aaye. Yahan Siddhambika Maa rehti hain, badi Devi. Woh is jagah maujood hain.
- 1.2.65.34
Tumhara dimaag chhota hai bhai. Ved padhne ka koi faayda nahi hua. Kyunki tum Ambika ko maante hi nahi ho. Woh toh sabki maa hai.