Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 187
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवं सर्वे वरान्दत्त्वा देव्यै देवा नृपोत्तम । तदाज्ञया दिवं जग्मुर्देवी तत्रैव संस्थिता
pulastya uvāca | evaṃ sarve varāndattvā devyai devā nṛpottama | tadājñayā divaṃ jagmurdevī tatraiva saṃsthitā
Pulastya berkata: Demikianlah, wahai raja yang utama; setelah semua dewa menganugerahkan anugerah kepada Dewi, mereka berangkat ke svarga menurut titahnya, sedangkan Dewi tetap bersemayam di tempat itu juga.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Devi-sthāpita āśrama (within Arbudakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpottama (king)
Scene: A celestial assembly: gods offering boons to the Goddess; then, at her gesture, they ascend to svarga while Devi remains seated/standing in the hermitage sanctum, anchoring the place’s sanctity.
FAQs
Divine presence can become permanently established in a place; such a site gains lasting sanctity and becomes a source of boons.
Devī’s established abode within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa sacred landscape (the shrine/āśrama where she remains).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the consecration-like establishment of Devī at the site.