Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
तदिदं च त्वया कार्यं मेनागर्भे प्रविश्य च । तस्याश्छविं कुरु कृष्णां यथा काली भवेत्तु सा
tadidaṃ ca tvayā kāryaṃ menāgarbhe praviśya ca | tasyāśchaviṃ kuru kṛṣṇāṃ yathā kālī bhavettu sā
म्हणून तुला हे करावे लागेल—मेनेच्या गर्भात प्रवेश करून तिची कांती कृष्ण (श्याम) कर, जेणेकरून ती काली होईल.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Himālaya Devī-janma context (Menā-garbha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mystical inner-womb scene rendered symbolically: a subtle being enters Menā’s womb; the unborn Devī’s aura shifts to a deep, auspicious dark; attendants perceive omens; the Himalaya stands witness.
FAQs
The Goddess manifests in multiple forms (including Kālī) according to cosmic necessity and divine play (līlā).
No specific tīrtha; the setting is the Himālaya lineage through Menā.
None; it narrates a divine instruction connected to manifestation, not a human ritual.