Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
अतो ह्यंबेति विख्याता पूज्यते गिरिमूर्द्धनि । संपूज्य विविधैर्मुख्यैः फलैर्नानाविधैर्द्विजः
ato hyaṃbeti vikhyātā pūjyate girimūrddhani | saṃpūjya vividhairmukhyaiḥ phalairnānāvidhairdvijaḥ
Oleh sebab itu, Baginda dikenali sebagai “Ambā” dan dipuja di puncak gunung. Sang brāhmaṇa, setelah memuja-Nya dengan pelbagai buah pilihan yang utama, meneruskan upacaranya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Ambā-sthāna on the Vastrāpatha hill (as described)
Type: peak
Scene: On a wind-swept mountain-top shrine, the brāhmaṇa offers baskets of varied fruits before Ambā’s presence, lamps flickering against stone and sky.
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Devī is approached through simple, sattvic offerings and heartfelt worship at the sanctified place.
The mountain-top shrine/seat of ‘Ambā’ in Vastrāpathakṣetra.
Worship of Ambā on the summit with offerings of various excellent fruits (phala-upacāra/naivedya).