Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तुष्टो देवि जगन्मातः कपिले परमेश्वरि । आराधनं कृतं यस्मात्तद्वदाशु शुभानने
tuṣṭo devi jaganmātaḥ kapile parameśvari | ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ yasmāttadvadāśu śubhānane
हे देवी, हे जगन्माते, हे कपिले परमेश्वरी! तुझ्याकडून आराधना पूर्ण झाली आहे; म्हणून, हे शुभानने, तदनुसार लवकर सांग—तुझी इच्छा व्यक्त कर.
Maheśvara (Śiva) (implied by context of being pleased and granting a boon)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha of Kapilā/Surabhī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses Kapilā/Surabhī with compassionate authority, gesturing ‘ask’; the devotee stands with folded hands, face radiant, in a tīrtha grove by the river.
FAQs
Sincere worship (ārādhana) culminates in divine grace, where the devotee is invited to express a dharmic desire.
The Gopāreśvara setting on the Narmadā’s southern bank, where Kapilā’s worship is fulfilled.
Ārādhana (devotional worship/propitiation) is referenced as the completed spiritual act.