Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
कीर्तिर्धृतिश्च लक्ष्मीश्च नव देव्यः सिषेविरे । सप्तविंशतिरिंदोस्तु दाक्षायण्यो महाव्रताः
kīrtirdhṛtiśca lakṣmīśca nava devyaḥ siṣevire | saptaviṃśatiriṃdostu dākṣāyaṇyo mahāvratāḥ
Kīrti, Dhṛti, dan Lakṣmī—bersama para dewi lainnya—sembilan dewi ilahi melayaninya. Dan dua puluh tujuh putri Dakṣa, para wanita berkaul agung, menjadi milik Indu (Sang Bulan).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial assembly: Soma enthroned, attended by nine goddesses including Kīrti, Dhṛti, Lakṣmī; behind them a garland-like circle of twenty-seven Nakṣatra maidens, each marked by a star emblem, signifying the lunar month’s rhythm.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld through vowed powers (mahāvrata) and divine virtues (kīrti, dhṛti, lakṣmī) aligned with Soma’s rule.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the māhātmya narrates Soma’s relationship with the Nakṣatras to magnify the kṣetra’s sacred scope.
No direct ritual; the phrase mahāvratāḥ highlights vow-based sanctity associated with the Dākṣāyaṇīs.