Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
चतुर्थे प्रहरे प्राप्ते तां गौरीं पंचपिंडिकाम् । भृंगराजेन संपूज्य मंत्रेणानेन भक्तितः
caturthe prahare prāpte tāṃ gaurīṃ paṃcapiṃḍikām | bhṛṃgarājena saṃpūjya maṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ
நான்காம் பிரஹரம் வந்தபோது, அந்த கௌரியை ‘பஞ்சபிண்டிகா’ ரூபமாகக் கொண்டு, ப்ரிங்கராஜம் கொண்டு நன்கு பூஜித்து, இம்மந்திரத்தால் பக்தியுடன் ஆராதிக்க வேண்டும்।
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional passage)
Tirtha: Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā (form within the tīrtha context)
Type: temple
Scene: At dusk in the temple, Gaurī is represented as Pañcapiṇḍikā—five sacred lumps/marks on a pedestal—adorned with bhṛṅgarāja leaves/flowers; lamps are lit as the devotee chants the mantra.
FAQs
Time-disciplined worship honors the Goddess’s specific forms, aligning devotion with sacred order.
This is within a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya ritual context; the specific site is not named in the provided verse.
In the fourth prahara, worship Gaurī as Pañcapiṇḍikā, offering bhṛṅgarāja and reciting the given mantra.