Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
परिणीता तु सा तेन भोजराजेन सुन्दरी । मृगीमुखीति विख्याता देवी सा भुवनेश्वरी
pariṇītā tu sā tena bhojarājena sundarī | mṛgīmukhīti vikhyātā devī sā bhuvaneśvarī
ആ സുന്ദരിയെ ഭോജരാജൻ വിവാഹം ചെയ്തു; അവൾ ‘മൃഗീമുഖി’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയായി. അവൾ ദേവി—സാക്ഷാൽ ഭുവനേശ്വരി.
Narrator (contextual; within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Bhoja ceremonially weds the radiant doe-faced woman; her visage is gentle like a deer, yet she is revealed as Bhuvaneśvarī, the world-sovereign goddess, with a subtle cosmic aura behind the bridal scene.
FAQs
The tīrtha narrative culminates in divine revelation: the transformed woman is linked to Devī, showing sacred places as stages for Śakti’s manifestation.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra’s sanctity is implied as the cause behind her exalted, divine identity and fame.
None; the verse records the narrative outcome—marriage to Bhojarāja and her recognition as Mṛgīmukhī/Bhuvaneśvarī.