Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
एवमेता महादुर्गा नवतीर्थेऽत्र संस्थिताः । चतस्रश्चापि दिग्देव्यो नित्यमर्च्याः शुभेप्सुभिः
evametā mahādurgā navatīrthe'tra saṃsthitāḥ | catasraścāpi digdevyo nityamarcyāḥ śubhepsubhiḥ
ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಹಾದುರ್ಗೆಯ ಈ ರೂಪಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನವತೀರ್ಥಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಿಕ್ಕಿನ ದಿಗ್ದೇವಿಯರೂ ಶುಭವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು ನಿತ್ಯ ಅರ್ಚಿಸಬೇಕಾದವರು.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Navatīrtha (nine tīrthas) associated with Mahādurgā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred townscape conceived as a mandala: nine tīrtha nodes each with a form of Mahādurgā, and four guardian goddesses stationed at the cardinal directions; pilgrims offer lamps and flowers in daily worship.
FAQs
A sacred region is protected by Devī’s manifold presences; regular worship aligns one with auspicious order (śubha).
A cluster of “nine tīrthas” (nava-tīrtha) where Mahādurgā is said to be established.
Nitya-arcana: daily worship of Mahādurgā’s forms and the four digdevīs by those seeking auspiciousness.