Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
गणैर्देवीभिराकीर्णा शतपद्मैर्महामलैः । तां तादृशीं व्योम्नि दृष्ट्वा मातरं व्योमवाहिनीम्
gaṇairdevībhirākīrṇā śatapadmairmahāmalaiḥ | tāṃ tādṛśīṃ vyomni dṛṣṭvā mātaraṃ vyomavāhinīm
ദേവീഗണങ്ങളാൽ ആകീർണ്ണയായി, മഹാനിർമ്മലമായ ശതപദ്മങ്ങളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ട—ആകാശത്തിലൂടെ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന ആ മാതാവിനെ അങ്ങനെ വ്യോമത്തിൽ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ,
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A sky-borne Mother moves through the heavens, encircled by many goddesses; large spotless lotuses appear like floating emblems around her, forming a radiant aerial mandala.
FAQs
A true darśana of the Divine Mother becomes the turning point that awakens humility and devotion.
No explicit site is named in this verse; it is a narrative vision scene rather than a localized tīrtha-stuti.
None; the verse sets the scene for the devotee’s response to darśana.