Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । महाव्रते महादेवि महादेवप्रिया सदा । त्वं हि सत्त्वरजःस्था च तामसी शक्तिरुत्तमा
śrīviṣṇuruvāca | mahāvrate mahādevi mahādevapriyā sadā | tvaṃ hi sattvarajaḥsthā ca tāmasī śaktiruttamā
श्रीविष्णू म्हणाले—हे महाव्रते महादेवी, सदैव महादेवप्रिये! तू सत्त्व-रजामध्ये स्थित आहेस आणि तमाचीही परम उत्तम शक्ती आहेस।
Viṣṇu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Maheśvarī)
Scene: Viṣṇu praises the Goddess as Mahāvratā and Mahādeva-priyā, describing her as the supreme power manifesting through the three guṇas; Devī appears radiant, encompassing multiple hues symbolizing guṇas.
FAQs
The Goddess is affirmed as the all-encompassing śakti behind the three guṇas, worthy of reverence beyond sectarian limits.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as theological praise within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
None explicitly; the passage is stotra-style praise.