Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
एवं स्तुता सा देवेशी भूभुजा तेन भारती । ययौ प्रत्यक्षतां तूर्णं प्राह चेदं सुहर्षिता
evaṃ stutā sā deveśī bhūbhujā tena bhāratī | yayau pratyakṣatāṃ tūrṇaṃ prāha cedaṃ suharṣitā
Demikian dipuji oleh raja itu, Sang Dewi, Penguasa para dewa—Bhāratī—segera menampakkan diri secara nyata; dengan sukacita, baginda bertitah kata-kata ini:
Narrator within the chapter (deduced: the text narrates the result of the king’s hymn)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the climax of the hymn, the Goddess Bhāratī manifests suddenly before the king—radiant, compassionate, and joyous—while the atmosphere brightens and attendants fall silent in awe.
FAQs
Steady devotion and sincere praise can culminate in direct divine experience (darśana), a hallmark promise of Purāṇic bhakti.
The verse reports a theophany within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but does not name a particular location in this line.
The implied practice is stotra-recitation with devotion; the fruit described is pratyakṣa-darśana (visible manifestation).