Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
द्विजानां रक्षणार्थाय नित्यं संनिहिता भव । एवं सा तत्र संभूता माहित्था वरदेवता
dvijānāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya nityaṃ saṃnihitā bhava | evaṃ sā tatra saṃbhūtā māhitthā varadevatā
Demi perlindungan para dvija (yang dua kali lahir), hendaklah engkau sentiasa hadir di sini. Demikianlah, di tempat itu Dewi Mahiṭṭhā, dewi pemberi anugerah, menzahirkan diri dan bersemayam tetap.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Mahiṭṭhā (Devī-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A boon-giving goddess manifests at a sacred spot and is entreated to remain perpetually present for the protection of the twice-born; the place becomes a guarded sanctuary.
FAQs
A sacred site is upheld by divine guardianship; protecting dharma (especially the learned and ritual order) is itself a holy mandate.
A Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya locale where the goddess Mahiṭṭhā is said to be perpetually present (the immediate tīrtha context continues in the surrounding verses).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the deity’s perpetual presence and protective function at the site.