Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
तव पूजा करिष्यन्ति ये नरा भक्तितत्पराः । मातॄणां संमतास्ते स्युः सर्वदैव सुखान्विताः
tava pūjā kariṣyanti ye narā bhaktitatparāḥ | mātṝṇāṃ saṃmatāste syuḥ sarvadaiva sukhānvitāḥ
जे नर भक्तीलाच ध्येय मानून तुझी पूजा करतात, ते मातृगणांना मान्य होतात आणि सदैव सुखयुक्त राहतात।
Śiva (continuing instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of devotees worshipping with focused devotion; the Mātṛs appear above or behind the shrine, bestowing blessings; the devotees’ faces show contentment and serenity.
FAQs
Steady devotion sanctifies worship and brings divine approval, resulting in lasting well-being.
The teaching is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Pādukā worship narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform the worship with bhakti-tatparatā (single-minded devotion) to gain the Mātṛs’ favor.