Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
कोटिशो वेदमार्गस्य ध्वंसकान्पापकर्मिणः । इयं मया समाराध्य समानीता गिरेः सुता
koṭiśo vedamārgasya dhvaṃsakānpāpakarmiṇaḥ | iyaṃ mayā samārādhya samānītā gireḥ sutā
Dalam jumlah yang tidak terhitung, para pendosa yang meruntuhkan jalan Veda muncul. Maka, setelah aku memuja dengan sepatutnya, aku membawa ke sini Puteri Gunung (Girisutā) sebagai pelindung.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (first-person quotation preserved)
Scene: A surge of dark figures symbolizing Veda-path destroyers; the narrator performs worship and ceremonially brings Girisutā—radiant, mountain-born—into the sacred precinct as a protective presence.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, devoted ārādhana invokes divine protection; the Goddess is portrayed as guardian of the Vedic way.
No explicit location is named; the verse emphasizes dharma-protection rather than a particular pilgrimage site.
Samārādhana (proper worship) is indicated as the operative practice, without specifying mantra, vrata, or offering.