Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्य स्युर्मातरः प्रीताः प्रीतोऽयं वृषवाहनः । वन्ध्याया मृतवत्साया अपुत्राया युधिष्ठिर
tasya syurmātaraḥ prītāḥ prīto'yaṃ vṛṣavāhanaḥ | vandhyāyā mṛtavatsāyā aputrāyā yudhiṣṭhira
तस्य मातरः प्रीताः स्युः, प्रीतोऽयं वृषवाहनः। वन्ध्याया मृतवत्साया अपुत्राया च, युधिष्ठिर।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya consoles Yudhiṣṭhira: the Mātṛs and Śiva are pleased by the worship; women seeking children approach the shrine/ghat with offerings, hope replacing sorrow.
FAQs
When the Mātṛs are worshipped properly at a sacred place, both Śakti and Śiva bestow tangible welfare on devotees.
The Mātṛ-associated tīrtha described in Adhyāya 66 of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
The verse highlights the fruit (phala) of Mātṛ worship—especially for those suffering childlessness or loss—continuing the Navamī-vrata context.