Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
बलिपूपकनैवेद्यैस्तर्पणैर्धूपगंधिभिः । तस्य रक्षां चरंत्येता रथ्यासु त्रिकचत्वरे
balipūpakanaivedyaistarpaṇairdhūpagaṃdhibhiḥ | tasya rakṣāṃ caraṃtyetā rathyāsu trikacatvare
Dengan persembahan bali, kuih-muih dan naivedya, dengan tarpaṇa, serta dengan dupa dan wewangian, para Dewi ini akan berkeliling memberi perlindungan kepada bhakta itu—di jalan-jalan, di persimpangan, di simpang tiga dan simpang empat.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Navatīrtha-kṣetra (street/junction guardianship)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotee offers bali-cakes and naivedya with incense at a shrine near a crossroads; subtle presence of protective goddesses moving along streets, unseen by most, guarding the devotee.
FAQs
Devotional offerings translate into lived protection—divine guardianship extends into daily public spaces.
The nava-tīrtha Devī-region is implied; the verse emphasizes protective presence across streets and crossroads within the sacred settlement.
Offer bali, pūpaka (cakes), naivedya, tarpaṇa, and dhūpa/gandha as part of Devī worship to receive protective guarding.