Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
जगत्पूज्या त्वमेवैका सर्वरूपधरानघे । मया यदि कृतं कर्मावद्यं देव हिताय वै
jagatpūjyā tvamevaikā sarvarūpadharānaghe | mayā yadi kṛtaṃ karmāvadyaṃ deva hitāya vai
ஹே அனகே, எல்லா ரூபங்களையும் தரித்தவளே! உலகமெங்கும் வணங்கப்படுவது நீயே ஒருத்தி. என்னால் ஏதேனும் குற்றமான செயல் நிகழ்ந்திருந்தால், அது உண்மையிலே தேவர்களின் நலனுக்காகவே ஆகும்.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A reverent speaker addresses the Goddess, portrayed as all-formed (multiple iconographic aspects suggested), hands folded, with a subdued, apologetic posture; divine attendants witness the confession and dedication to deva-hita.
FAQs
The Divine Mother is universal and all-formed; even difficult actions must be weighed by intention toward cosmic welfare (hita) within dharma.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it supports the theological tone within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya setting.
No direct ritual instruction; the verse centers on praise (stuti) of Devī and the principle of acting for deva-hita.