Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
आद्या सर्वगता शुद्धा भावगम्या मनोतिगा । विद्याविद्या महामाया सुषुम्ना सर्वमंगला
ādyā sarvagatā śuddhā bhāvagamyā manotigā | vidyāvidyā mahāmāyā suṣumnā sarvamaṃgalā
Ela é a Primordial, onipresente e pura—conhecida pela devoção interior e além da mente. Ela é conhecimento e não-conhecimento, a Grande Māyā; ela é Suṣumnā e a fonte de toda bênção auspiciosa.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An abstract-theophanic vision: Devī as a luminous, formless radiance pervading the Prabhāsa landscape; a subtle central nāḍī (suṣumnā) depicted as a vertical beam of light within a meditating pilgrim, while around them the sea, temple lamps, and constellations fade into a single auspicious glow—signifying vidyā/avidyā as two veils within one Mahāmāyā.
FAQs
The Divine Mother transcends mind and dualities, yet is reached through sincere bhāva (devotional interiority).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the setting for the Māhātmya where the Goddess is extolled.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it continues the litany of names used for stotra/japa.