Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी ततश्चादर्शनं गता । तस्या नाम्ना च सा देवी प्रोक्ता शाकम्भरी भुवि
evamuktvā tu sā devī tataścādarśanaṃ gatā | tasyā nāmnā ca sā devī proktā śākambharī bhuvi
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ആ ദേവി പിന്നെ ദർശനാതീതയായി. ഭൂമിയിൽ അവൾ തന്റെ നാമത്താൽ തന്നെ ‘ശാകംഭരി’ എന്നായി പ്രസിദ്ധയായി.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Śākambharī (deity-name associated with the site)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After delivering her boon, the Goddess vanishes; devotees remain awestruck. The shrine and icon persist, and the name ‘Śākambharī’ spreads across the land.
FAQs
Divine appearances establish lasting names, traditions, and worship lineages that continue to sanctify a place long after the vision ends.
The Śākambharī shrine tradition rooted in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Sarasvatī-taṭa narrative.
No new ritual is prescribed; it records the conclusion of the theophany and the establishment of the goddess-name for worship.