Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
जय रुद्राङ्गसम्भूते जयवाहिनि सनातनि । जय कौमारि माहेन्द्रि वैष्णवी वारुणी तथा
jaya rudrāṅgasambhūte jayavāhini sanātani | jaya kaumāri māhendri vaiṣṇavī vāruṇī tathā
Jaya bagimu, wahai yang lahir daripada anggota tubuh Rudra sendiri; jaya bagimu, wahai pembawa kuasa yang sanātana. Jaya bagimu sebagai Kaumārī, sebagai Māhendrī, sebagai Vaiṣṇavī, dan demikian juga sebagai Vāruṇī.
Narrator (a devotee) offering stuti to Devī/Śakti
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-banks (Revākhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa devotee stands on the Narmadā bank with folded hands, chanting ‘Jaya’ to Devī as multiple śaktis appear as a radiant, many-aspected aura—Kaumārī with spear, Māhendrī with elephant emblem, Vaiṣṇavī with conch/disc, Vāruṇī with water-pot—while the river glows at dusk.
FAQs
The one Goddess is praised as many divine powers (śaktis), revealing unity behind multiple forms.
The hymn occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative context; this verse focuses on Devī’s forms rather than naming a tīrtha.
Stuti (invocatory praise) to Devī in her manifold forms is exemplified.