Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
ब्रह्मविद्यां केचिदाहुः समर्थाः केचित्सिद्धिमृद्धिमाज्ञा मथाशाम् । यां वैष्णवीं योगिनः केचिदाहुस्तथा च मायां मायिनो नित्ययुक्ताः
brahmavidyāṃ kecidāhuḥ samarthāḥ kecitsiddhimṛddhimājñā mathāśām | yāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ yoginaḥ kecidāhustathā ca māyāṃ māyino nityayuktāḥ
Alguns, dotados de capacidade, declaram-na como Brahmavidyā, o conhecimento de Brahman; outros chamam-na siddhi e prosperidade, que concede domínio e comando sobre os fins desejados. Certos iogues falam dela como o poder Vaiṣṇavī, e os sempre versados na mestria oculta descrevem-na como a própria Māyā.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A contemplative tableau: Lakṣmī/Śrī as a single radiant goddess, while around her stand representatives of paths—brahmavids, yogins, and māyāvins—each gesturing to a different aspect (vidyā, siddhi, vaiṣṇavī śakti, māyā).
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The Divine Feminine is understood through many lenses—wisdom, prosperity, yogic attainment, and cosmic māyā—yet remains one sacred power.
Contextually part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra Māhātmya, but this verse itself is doctrinal rather than topographical.
No direct ritual instruction is stated.