Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
समास्थाय वृता स्त्रीभिर्देवानां सर्वतो दिशम् । दधती मुकुटं मूर्ध्नि हारकेयूरभूषिता
samāsthāya vṛtā strībhirdevānāṃ sarvato diśam | dadhatī mukuṭaṃ mūrdhni hārakeyūrabhūṣitā
அவள் முன்னே நின்றாள்; எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் தேவாங்கனைகளால் சூழப்பட்டிருந்தாள். தலையில் மகுடம் தரித்து, மாலைகளும் தோள்வளைகளும் அணிந்து அலங்கரித்தவளாய் விளங்கினாள்।
Narrator (contextual, not explicitly marked in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant divine lady stands forth, encircled on all sides by celestial women; she wears a crown, necklaces, and armlets, embodying regal authority and compassionate presence.
FAQs
Divine grace is portrayed as a tangible, majestic presence—devotion culminates in a vision of the Goddess attended by celestial beings.
This verse is within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 62); the specific tīrtha is part of the ongoing chapter narrative rather than named in this single verse.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it is descriptive of a divine epiphany.