Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
ततस्तेजोमयी कन्या तत्र जाता स्वरूपिणी । शक्तिरूपा महाकाया दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिता
tatastejomayī kanyā tatra jātā svarūpiṇī | śaktirūpā mahākāyā divyalakṣaṇalakṣitā
Kemudian, di sana terlahirlah seorang gadis yang tersusun daripada cahaya tejas yang murni—menampakkan rupa sejatinya—sebagai perwujudan Śakti, berwibawa besar, bertanda dengan ciri-ciri ilahi.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Devī-prādurbhāva-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (addressed as nṛpa)
Scene: From the glowing maṇḍala rises a towering maiden of pure light, her body formed of golden radiance, bearing auspicious divine marks; the surrounding devas recoil in wonder and fold hands in devotion.
FAQs
Divinity can manifest tangibly when spiritual energies are ritually harmonized and purified.
The Arbuda-khaṇḍa milieu (Arbuda sacred region) frames the Goddess’s manifestation.
The verse implies a prior maṇḍala-and-mantra rite culminating in a Śakti manifestation, though it does not prescribe steps here.