Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तस्याराधयतो देव्यस्तुतुषुर्हायनैस्त्रिभिः । ततः प्रत्यक्षतो भूत्वा बलात्तस्य महात्मनः
tasyārādhayato devyastutuṣurhāyanaistribhiḥ | tataḥ pratyakṣato bhūtvā balāttasya mahātmanaḥ
Tatkala dia terus beribadat, para Dewi berkenan dalam tempoh tiga tahun. Lalu mereka menampakkan diri di hadapannya, bersedia mengurniakan kekuatan kepada insan berhati agung itu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A devoted sādhaka completing prolonged worship; the Devīs manifest in radiant, tangible form before him, signaling boon-bestowal.
FAQs
Persevering devotion ripens into direct divine encounter; spiritual effort is portrayed as cumulative and transformative.
Not named in this verse; the manifestation occurs within the chapter’s sacred setting tied to Dagdhasthalī/Guptakṣetra.
Continued ārādhana (propitiatory worship) over time; the verse highlights duration (three years) rather than a single rite.