Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
जय मेधे विशालाक्षि जयानंगे सरस्वति । जयाशेषगुणावासे जयावर्ते सुरान्तके
jaya medhe viśālākṣi jayānaṃge sarasvati | jayāśeṣaguṇāvāse jayāvarte surāntake
जय हो, हे मेधा; जय हो, हे विशालाक्षी। जय हो, हे निरंग सरस्वती। जय हो, हे अशेषगुणावासे; जय हो, हे जयावर्ते; हे सुरांतके, जय हो॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya context
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Devī appears as Sarasvatī-like form with vīṇā and white garments, yet with a protective aura; ‘Medhā’ is symbolized by a radiant forehead/third-eye glow; hostile forces are shown as shadowy figures dissolving near the temple precinct.
FAQs
True knowledge (medhā, Sarasvatī) is a divine grace; virtue and victory arise from aligning the mind with Devī.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where such stuti is presented as part of the site’s sanctifying tradition.
No explicit ritual; it supports recitation for medhā (learning, memory) and protective blessings.