Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176
आया पलाला मित्रा च सप्तैताः शिशुमातरः । एतासांवीर्यसंपन्नः शिशुश्चाभूत्सुदारुणः
āyā palālā mitrā ca saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ | etāsāṃvīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśuścābhūtsudāruṇaḥ
ਆਯਾ, ਪਲਾਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ—ਇਹ ਸੱਤਾਂ ‘ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੁ-ਮਾਤਾਵਾਂ’ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪੰਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਬੱਚਾ ਵੀ ਜਨਮਿਆ—ਅਤਿ ਭਿਆਨਕ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages
Scene: Seven ‘mothers of children’—Āyā, Palālā, Mitrā and others implied—stand as a potent circle; from their combined vīrya a single exceedingly fierce child manifests, embodying concentrated power.
FAQs
Power (vīrya) in the cosmos can manifest in fearsome forms; dharma requires proper channeling and pacification through rightful worship.
No sacred site is specified in this verse.
Not explicitly here; the theme points toward devotion and worship as means of pacifying harmful forces.