Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
तेन तुष्टा तु सा देवी मम राज्यं प्रयच्छति । अद्य देहान्तरे प्राप्ते मनोभीष्टमनंतकम्
tena tuṣṭā tu sā devī mama rājyaṃ prayacchati | adya dehāntare prāpte manobhīṣṭamanaṃtakam
Karena itu Sang Dewi berkenan dan menganugerahkan kepadaku kedaulatan. Bahkan kini, setelah memperoleh tubuh yang lain, beliau mengaruniakan hasrat hatiku—tanpa akhir dan tak pernah susut.
Unspecified narrator (testifying to Devī’s boon within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Harapriyā-devī-sthāna (unnamed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī appears radiant, bestowing a royal insignia (crown/scepter) upon the devotee; behind, a subtle motif of a new body/new life (a second figure silhouette) indicates rebirth continuity; the desert transforms into auspicious light.
FAQs
Devī’s grace can transcend lifetimes; sincere worship yields both worldly stability and enduring fulfillment.
The verse belongs to a tīrtha-glorification context, but the tīrtha name is not stated in this shloka.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it states the fruit (phala) of Devī-pūjā—granting of rājya and desired boons.