Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
बिल्वपत्रैः शुभैर्ये त्वां पूजयन्ति नराः सदा । तेषां राज्यप्रदात्री च कामदा सिद्धिदा सदा
bilvapatraiḥ śubhairye tvāṃ pūjayanti narāḥ sadā | teṣāṃ rājyapradātrī ca kāmadā siddhidā sadā
មនុស្សណាដែលគោរពបូជាព្រះអង្គជានិច្ច ដោយស្លឹកបិល្វៈដ៏មង្គល—ព្រះអង្គប្រទានអធិបតេយ្យ និងបំពេញបំណង ព្រមទាំងប្រទានសិទ្ធិជោគជ័យជានិច្ច។
Devas
Type: temple
Scene: Temple worship scene: devotees offer fresh bilva leaves at a Devī shrine; the Goddess bestows a royal insignia (symbolic sovereignty) and a gesture of boon-giving; lamps and garlands surround the sanctum.
FAQs
Simple, pure offerings made with steady devotion yield both worldly stability and spiritual accomplishment by the Goddess’s grace.
A specific site is not named in this verse; the prescription is broadly applicable within the māhātmya’s sacred setting.
Regular pūjā of Devī using auspicious bilva leaves (bilva-patra) is explicitly prescribed.