Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
तथायं ब्राह्मणो रोगात्त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेश्वरि । मुक्तो भवतु मेदिन्यामत्र स्थेयं सदा त्वया
tathāyaṃ brāhmaṇo rogāttvatprasādātsureśvari | mukto bhavatu medinyāmatra stheyaṃ sadā tvayā
Demikian juga, wahai Dewi Penguasa para dewa, dengan rahmatmu semoga brahmana ini terbebas daripada penyakit; dan di bumi ini, semoga Engkau bersemayam di sini untuk selama-lamanya.
Rājā (the King)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa rises restored, his face brightened; Devī’s hand in varada/abhaya; the king relieved. The landscape appears cleansed—flowers bloom, light breaks through—signaling the Devī’s decision to remain.
FAQs
Divine prasāda (grace) is portrayed as the decisive force that liberates devotees from suffering and sanctifies the land.
The same Nāgara-khaṇḍa kṣetra in Adhyāya 133, praised as a place of release from illness through the resident deity.
A devotional appeal for healing and for the deity’s perpetual presence—an implicit foundation for ongoing worship at the site.