Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
स्तुत्वा तां बिल्वपत्रैश्च पूजयित्वा महेश्वरीम् । प्रसन्नवदनां स्तुत्वा प्रणिपत्य पुनःपुनः
stutvā tāṃ bilvapatraiśca pūjayitvā maheśvarīm | prasannavadanāṃ stutvā praṇipatya punaḥpunaḥ
ពួកគេបានសរសើរនាង ហើយបូជាព្រះមហេស្វរីដោយស្លឹកបិល្វា; ឃើញព្រះមុខពេញដោយព្រះគុណស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ក៏សរសើរឡើងវិញ ហើយក្រាបបង្គំម្តងហើយម្តងទៀត។
Narrator (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The gods gather before Maheśvarī, offering bilva leaves; the Goddess sits serene with a gracious face; waves of prostrations repeat, filling the scene with humility and devotion.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through praise, simple offerings, and humility (repeated prostration) draws divine grace.
The verse is within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but the excerpt does not identify the site.
Worship of Maheśvarī with bilva leaves, accompanied by stuti (hymns) and repeated praṇāma (prostration).