Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 110
तथा देव्या भद्रकाल्या शिशुमारेण धीमता । दुर्मुखेन फणींद्रेण मणिनागाह्वयेन च
tathā devyā bhadrakālyā śiśumāreṇa dhīmatā | durmukhena phaṇīṃdreṇa maṇināgāhvayena ca
അതുപോലെ ദേവി ഭദ്രകാളിയോടുകൂടെ, ധീമാനായ ശിശുമാരനോടുകൂടെ, ഫണീന്ദ്രനായ ദുര്മുഖനോടും മണിനാഗൻ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവനോടും കൂടി (അവർ സന്നിഹിതരാണ്).
Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (continuation of the assembly catalogue)
Scene: A fierce yet auspicious Bhadrakālī stands with weapons and protective stance; nearby are nāga-lords—Durmukha and Maṇināga—serpentine crowned beings, and the wise Śiśumāra as a cosmic creature, all forming a protective ring around the sacred presence.
FAQs
Śiva’s sacred sphere includes fierce protective Śakti (Bhadrakālī) and subterranean powers (Nāgas), showing comprehensive guardianship of dharma.
No explicit tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights divine protectors and Nāga-associated powers often linked to sacred places in general.
None; it is descriptive, not prescriptive.