Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
पूर्वे तु विद्यते देवी आनंदानंददायिनी । वसंती चोत्तरे देव्यो नानारूपधरा मुदा
pūrve tu vidyate devī ānaṃdānaṃdadāyinī | vasaṃtī cottare devyo nānārūpadharā mudā
கிழக்கில் ஆனந்தா தேவி விளங்குகிறாள்; அவள் ஆனந்தமும் பேரானந்தமும் அருள்பவள். வடக்கில் வசந்தி வாசம் செய்கிறாள்; மற்ற தேவியரும் பல வடிவம் கொண்டு மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் அங்கே தங்குகின்றனர்।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānandā and Vasantī shrines (within Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sunrise over Dharmāraṇya: the eastern shrine of Ānandā glowing with first light; to the north, Vasantī amid flowering trees and garlands; other Devīs appear joyfully in varied forms, as if the forest itself celebrates.
FAQs
Devī bestows ānanda (bliss) through her presence in the tīrtha; pilgrimage is portrayed as entering a living mandala of sacred directions.
Dharmāraṇya, through the east (Ānandā) and north (Vasantī) Devī-sthānas.
No explicit prescription; it indicates where to find specific Devī-forms within the sacred geography.
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