Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
त्वमैन्द्री च त्वमाग्नेयी त्वं याम्या त्वं च नैरृती । त्वं वारुणी त्वं वायव्या त्वं कौबेरी नमोऽस्तु ते
tvamaindrī ca tvamāgneyī tvaṃ yāmyā tvaṃ ca nairṛtī | tvaṃ vāruṇī tvaṃ vāyavyā tvaṃ kauberī namo'stu te
നീ ഐന്ദ്രി, നീ ആഗ്നേയി; നീ യാമ്യയും നൈഋതിയും. നീ വാരുണി, നീ വായവ്യാ, നീ കൗബേരി—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം।
Bhīma
Listener: Devī
Scene: The Goddess is envisioned as a mandala of eight directional energies, each with its own color and emblem, encircling the devotee as a protective compass of divinity.
FAQs
The Goddess pervades all guardianship and authority—directions, elements, and divine offices are her expressions.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a catalog of Devī’s all-pervading forms.
None; it functions as a litany (nāma-stuti) suitable for japa-like recitation.