Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
एवमुक्तस्तु शुक्रेण स तदा दानवाधिपः । तां देवीं पूजयामास भावभक्तिसमन्वितः
evamuktastu śukreṇa sa tadā dānavādhipaḥ | tāṃ devīṃ pūjayāmāsa bhāvabhaktisamanvitaḥ
ពេលនោះ ព្រះអធិបតីដានវ ត្រូវបានសុក្រប្រាប់ដូច្នេះ ហើយបានបូជាទេវីនោះ ដោយមានភក្តិពីចិត្តជ្រាលជ្រៅ។
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Dānava lord, newly instructed by Śukra, performs Devī-pūjā with softened demeanor—hands offering flowers, lamps, and incense; the atmosphere shifts from tension to reverence.
FAQs
Transformation begins when instruction is followed by practice—devotion expressed through worship becomes the vehicle of grace.
Kelīśvarī Devī’s tīrtha-context is reinforced as a place where even powerful rulers are drawn into sincere worship.
Pūjā of the Goddess with bhāva (inner sincerity) is emphasized.