Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
कन्याभिः कोटिभिर्यच्च पूजिताभिर्भवेत्फलम् । वसूनां चैव तत्सर्वमष्टभिस्तैः प्रपूजितैः
kanyābhiḥ koṭibhiryacca pūjitābhirbhavetphalam | vasūnāṃ caiva tatsarvamaṣṭabhistaiḥ prapūjitaiḥ
Apa jua pahala yang terbit daripada pemujaan oleh berpuluh-puluh juta gadis—segala pahala itu diperoleh dengan memuja para Vasu, lapan dewa itu, dengan sempurna.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Eight radiant Vasus are honored with offerings; the scene conveys the ‘crores of maidens’ hyperbole by showing a vast, faintly suggested crowd in the background while the eight deities receive the central worship.
FAQs
The text magnifies the power of specific deity worship in a tīrtha by equating it with vast amounts of conventional merit.
The statement belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context.
Thorough worship of the eight Vasus is recommended as a highly merit-yielding practice.