Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
नदीषु पर्वताग्रेषु सागरेषु गुहासु च । अरण्येषु च चैत्येषु संग्रामेष्वाश्रमेषु च
nadīṣu parvatāgreṣu sāgareṣu guhāsu ca | araṇyeṣu ca caityeṣu saṃgrāmeṣvāśrameṣu ca
“Nos rios, nos cumes das montanhas, nos oceanos e nas cavernas; nas florestas e nos santuários sagrados; nos campos de batalha e nos āśrama dos eremitas (Tu estás presente).”
Devas
Scene: A montage-like panorama: a riverbank with pilgrims, a snowy peak with a small shrine, a roaring ocean, a cave with a lamp, a forest hermitage, a caitya with flags, and a battlefield—each subtly marked by Devī’s aura.
FAQs
The Divine Mother is not confined—she pervades all terrains, sacred sites, and human situations.
While the chapter is set in Prabhāsakṣetra, this verse expands the vision to all sacred landscapes (tīrtha-bhūmi).
None; it is a theological mapping of presence that supports pilgrimage and remembrance.