Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
श्रीभगवानुवाच । या सा अंबेति विख्याता शक्तिः सा परमेश्वरी । जगन्माताऽक्षया साक्षान्ममा पि जननी च सा
śrībhagavānuvāca | yā sā aṃbeti vikhyātā śaktiḥ sā parameśvarī | jaganmātā'kṣayā sākṣānmamā pi jananī ca sā
ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—‘അംബാ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധയായ ആ ശക്തിയേ പരമേശ്വരി. അവളേ ജഗന്മാതാവ്, സാക്ഷാൽ അക്ഷയ; അവളേ എന്റെ ജനനിയും.
Śiva (Maheśvara) as Śrī Bhagavān
Tirtha: Ambā (Śakti) associated pādukā-tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas (addressed implicitly)
Scene: The Lord speaks, pointing to a radiant vision of Ambā as Jagad-mātā—cosmic form with maternal serenity; the pādukā/foot-symbol shines as an extension of her imperishable presence.
FAQs
The Goddess is proclaimed supreme and imperishable; sacred sites tied to her are grounded in an unassailable Śakti-theology.
The statement supports the sanctity of the Ambā-associated Pādukā tīrtha within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
None; the verse provides theological clarification about Ambā’s supreme and imperishable nature.