Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
तथात्र भूतमातास्ति हरसिद्धेस्तु दक्षिणे । तस्या माहात्म्यमतुलं संक्षेपात्प्रब्रवीमि ते
tathātra bhūtamātāsti harasiddhestu dakṣiṇe | tasyā māhātmyamatulaṃ saṃkṣepātprabravīmi te
またここには、ハラシッディの南にブータマーター女神がまします。その比類なき偉大さを、いま汝に略して語ろう。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Bhūtamātā (near Harasiddhi)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim path leads from the famed Harasiddhi temple to a smaller southern shrine where Bhūtamātā stands as a fierce-protective mother, surrounded by subdued bhūta-gaṇas under her command.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma anchors spiritual power in sacred geography, where specific Devī-presences are praised through their māhātmya.
Bhūtamātā located south of Harasiddhi is explicitly indicated.
None in this verse; it introduces an upcoming māhātmya narration.