Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
विधिनाप्यत्र संपूज्या गौरी सर्वविधानवित् । स्तनंधयेन सहिता धयता स्तनमुन्मुखम्
vidhināpyatra saṃpūjyā gaurī sarvavidhānavit | stanaṃdhayena sahitā dhayatā stanamunmukham
ഇവിടെ എല്ലാ വിധികളും അറിയുന്ന ഗൗരിയെ നിയമപ്രകാരം പൂജിക്കണം—സ്തന്യപാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ശിശുവോടുകൂടി, ശിശു স্তനത്തോട്ടു മേലോട്ടു മുഖം തിരിച്ച് പാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന രൂപത്തിൽ।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Iconographic instruction: Gaurī is worshipped in a maternal pose, holding or seated with a nursing infant whose face turns upward to the breast; the scene is intimate, tender, and ritually framed with lamps and offerings.
FAQs
Divine grace is approached through proper worship (vidhi) and meaningful symbolism—Gaurī as the maternal bestower of nourishment and lineage.
The instruction belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma setting, where Gaurī’s worship is presented as especially fruitful.
Perform a rule-based worship of Gaurī, with her form represented along with a nursing infant (a santāna-prada iconographic cue).