Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97
प्रसादयंति तां देवीं नानावेषैः सुदीनवत् । केचिद्ब्राह्मणवेषैश्च तापसानां तथो क्तिभिः
prasādayaṃti tāṃ devīṃ nānāveṣaiḥ sudīnavat | kecidbrāhmaṇaveṣaiśca tāpasānāṃ tatho ktibhiḥ
Dalam kesengsaraan yang amat, mereka berusaha menenteramkan Sang Dewi dengan berbagai penyamaran—sebagian berwujud brāhmaṇa, sebagian lagi meniru tutur kata dan laku para pertapa.
Narrator (contextual, within the Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Sarojavana
Type: kshetra
Scene: Defeated spirits, desperate, approach the Goddess in disguises—some dressed as brāhmaṇas, others as ascetics—hands folded, faces fearful; the Goddess stands discerning, unfooled.
FAQs
Outer appearance cannot replace inner dharma; divine discernment is not deceived by costume or imitation of holiness.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None; it describes attempted appeasement through disguise, not a legitimate ritual.