Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
यंयं काममभिध्यायञ्छुक्लाष्टम्यां नरः शुचिः । तां पूजयति सद्भक्त्या स तमाप्नोत्यसंशयम्
yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyañchuklāṣṭamyāṃ naraḥ śuciḥ | tāṃ pūjayati sadbhaktyā sa tamāpnotyasaṃśayam
Apa pun keinginan yang direnungkan oleh seorang yang suci, bila pada Śuklāṣṭamī (hari kedelapan paruh terang) ia memuja Sang Dewi dengan bhakti sejati, niscaya ia meraih tujuan itu tanpa ragu.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pure devotee on Śuklāṣṭamī offers flowers and lamp to the Goddess while mentally holding a single intention; the desired boon appears symbolically (e.g., harvest, learning, protection).
FAQs
When desire is joined to purity and sincere devotion, worship becomes efficacious and fruit-bearing.
The goddess’s shrine/kṣetra is implied as the locus where Śuklāṣṭamī worship grants siddhi.
On Śuklāṣṭamī, a śuci (ritually/ethically pure) devotee should worship the goddess with sincere bhakti while holding a clear intention (saṅkalpa).