Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
ये भीमभगिनीत्येवं मां स्तोष्यंति नरोत्तमाः । आबाधा नाशयिष्यामि तेषां हर्षसमन्विता
ye bhīmabhaginītyevaṃ māṃ stoṣyaṃti narottamāḥ | ābādhā nāśayiṣyāmi teṣāṃ harṣasamanvitā
‘ഭീമന്റെ സഹോദരി’ എന്ന് ഇങ്ങനെ എന്നെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്ന നരോത്തമരുടെ എല്ലാ ദുഃഖങ്ങളും വിഘ്നങ്ങളും ഞാൻ ആനന്ദത്തോടെ നശിപ്പിക്കും।
Ekānaṃśā (Yogamāyā), offering a phalaśruti-like promise
Scene: Devotees praise the goddess as ‘Bhīma’s sister’; she responds with delighted compassion, dispelling obstacles like darkness driven away by light.
FAQs
Sincere praise (stuti) of divine power invites grace that removes obstacles and suffering.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a devotional benefit statement (phalaśruti).
Stotra/stuti is implied: praising the goddess with the epithet ‘Bhīma-bhaginī’ is presented as an effective devotional practice.