Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
मर्त्यलोकं च संप्राप्य प्रतिमासु च सर्वशः । सर्वे देवाश्च वरदा लोकानां प्रभविष्यथ
martyalokaṃ ca saṃprāpya pratimāsu ca sarvaśaḥ | sarve devāśca varadā lokānāṃ prabhaviṣyatha
“மர்த்தியுலகிற்கு வந்து, எல்லா இடங்களிலும் விக்ரஹங்களில் உறைந்து, நீங்கள் எல்லாத் தேவரும் மக்களுக்கு வரதானம் அளிப்பவர்களாவீர்கள்.”
Pārvatī / Viśvamātā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devi decrees that the gods will descend to the mortal world and dwell in images everywhere, becoming boon-givers to all people.
FAQs
The divine becomes accessible in the human realm through consecrated forms, enabling devotees to receive grace and boons.
This verse supports tīrtha/temple theology broadly; the specific site is not stated in the excerpt.
Implicitly affirms pratimā-based worship (icon veneration) as a means of divine presence and blessing.