Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
विलोभयन्ती च जगद्भाति पूरयती दिशः । दृष्ट्वा कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्तुतिं चक्रे द्विजोत्तमः
vilobhayantī ca jagadbhāti pūrayatī diśaḥ | dṛṣṭvā kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ stutiṃ cakre dvijottamaḥ
ലോകത്തെ മോഹിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവൾ ദീപ്തിയായി, ദിക്കുകളെ നിറച്ചു. അത് കണ്ട ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ കരംകൂപ്പി സ്തുതി ചെയ്തു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śūleśvarī sannidhi at the Revā-khaṇḍa shrine
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified in excerpt
Scene: Devī radiates, captivating the world and filling all directions; a foremost brāhmaṇa beholds her, folds his hands, and begins a hymn of praise.
FAQs
True darśana naturally culminates in humility and praise—devotion (bhakti) is the proper response to revelation.
The setting remains the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred sphere; the emphasis is on the immediate darśana at the manifestation site.
The act shown is añjali and stuti—devotional praise—rather than a formalized ritual sequence.
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