Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततोऽभीष्टानि शस्त्राणि देवैः सर्वैः पृथक्पृथक् । तस्य दत्तानि संतुष्टैस्तथा मातृगणैरपि
tato'bhīṣṭāni śastrāṇi devaiḥ sarvaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak | tasya dattāni saṃtuṣṭaistathā mātṛgaṇairapi
បន្ទាប់មក ទេវតាទាំងអស់បានប្រទានអាវុធដែលពួកគេចង់ឲ្យព្រះអង្គប្រើ ម្នាក់មួយៗដោយឡែក ដោយចិត្តរីករាយ។ ហើយក្រុមមាតា (មាតೃគណ) ក៏បានប្រទានដូចគ្នាដែរ។
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)
Scene: A grand assembly where each god offers a chosen weapon; the Mātṛgaṇas also bestow their powers—depicted as fierce yet benevolent mother-deities surrounding Skanda in a protective mandala.
FAQs
The community of divine powers supports the dharmic mission—strength is shown as collective blessing aligned to righteous purpose.
The broader passage is within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse itself does not specify the tīrtha-name.
None; it narrates ceremonial gifting and empowerment.