Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
प्रवाहेनेव हारेण सुरनद्या विराजिता । कल्पद्रुमप्रसूनैश्च पूर्णावतंसमंडिता
pravāheneva hāreṇa suranadyā virājitā | kalpadrumaprasūnaiśca pūrṇāvataṃsamaṃḍitā
வானநதிபோல் அவள் ஒளிர்ந்தாள்; ஓடையெனப் பாயும் மாலையை அணிந்ததுபோல் தோன்றினாள்; மேலும் கற்பகமரப் பூக்களால் நிறைந்த காதணிப் பூஅலங்காரங்களால் சிறந்தாள்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: Devī’s necklace appears like a flowing stream; her hair/ears crowned with a full wreath of kalpadruma blossoms, suggesting a heavenly garden-river fusion around her form.
FAQs
Divine beauty is presented as a sacred revelation (darśana) that inspires devotion and surrender.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a mahātmya-style theophany description within the narrative.
None explicitly; the verse supports bhakti through contemplative remembrance of the Devī’s form.