Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
कन्यकां संपरित्यज्य तवान्वयविवर्द्धिताम् । यः करिष्यति तत्पूजामाहारः स्यात्स मातृषु
kanyakāṃ saṃparityajya tavānvayavivarddhitām | yaḥ kariṣyati tatpūjāmāhāraḥ syātsa mātṛṣu
Dengan menyingkirkan anggapan atas sang gadis sebagai milik pribadi, dan memandangnya sebagai yang menumbuhkan garis keturunanmu—siapa pun yang melaksanakan pemujaan itu, rezekinya akan terjamin di bawah lindungan para Mātṛ (Ibu-ibu Ilahi).
Śiva (continuing instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual scene where a devotee relinquishes possessive claim over a maiden, honoring her as lineage-blessing; Mātṛs appear as protective divine mothers bestowing sustenance and safety.
FAQs
Worship must be performed with detachment and dharmic intent; then divine protection extends even to one’s livelihood and well-being.
The instruction belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Pādukā worship context within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform the prescribed pūjā (to the Pādukās), with renunciation of personal attachment and proper recognition of the maiden’s role.