Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
अनया भार्यया मह्यं मान्या या स्थापिता पुरा । दुर्गाऽस्याश्चात्र नाम्ना वै भूयात्ख्याताऽत्र सत्पुरे
anayā bhāryayā mahyaṃ mānyā yā sthāpitā purā | durgā'syāścātra nāmnā vai bhūyātkhyātā'tra satpure
കൂടാതെ ഈ ഭാര്യ എനിക്കായി പണ്ടേ ഇവിടെ സ്ഥാപിച്ച ഈ മാന്യ ദേവി—ഈ സത്പുരിയിൽ ‘ദുർഗാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ തന്നെ പ്രസിദ്ധയാകട്ടെ.
Puṣpa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Durgā (shrine within the satpura)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Devī shrine in a noble city: the goddess honored and newly renowned as Durgā; a patron-wife figure indicated as the earlier establisher; offerings, lamps, and protective iconography (lion, weapons) suggested.
FAQs
Installing and honoring the Devī in a sacred locale establishes enduring spiritual protection and holy reputation for the place.
A ‘satpura’ (noble city) where a Devī shrine is to be famed as Durgā; the precise city name is not provided in this verse.
It implies pratimā/śrīdevī-sthāpanā (installation) and the formal naming by which the shrine becomes known.