Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
भद्रा चैव महाशक्तिः सिंहारा च महाबला । एताश्चान्याश्च बहवः कथितुं नैव शक्यते
bhadrā caiva mahāśaktiḥ siṃhārā ca mahābalā | etāścānyāśca bahavaḥ kathituṃ naiva śakyate
भद्रा च महाशक्तिः सिंहारा च महाबला तत्र सन्ति। एताश्चान्याश्च बह्व्यो देव्योऽस्ति; सर्वाः कथयितुं न शक्यते।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sweeping forest panorama with countless subtle Devī-presences—some visible as icons, others as luminous silhouettes in trees, rocks, and springs; Bhadrā, Mahāśakti, and Siṃhārā stand prominent as archetypes of auspiciousness, supreme power, and lion-like strength.
FAQs
Divinity at a holy place is inexhaustible; the Purāṇa hints that the site’s sanctity surpasses complete description.
Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as filled with innumerable Devī-manifestations.
None in this verse; it emphasizes the countless forms rather than a specific practice.