Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
शुक्लाष्टम्यां सदा भक्त्या स तस्याः श्रद्धयान्वितः । अष्टोत्तरशतं यावत्प्रचकार प्रदक्षिणाम्
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ sadā bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ | aṣṭottaraśataṃ yāvatpracakāra pradakṣiṇām
சுக்லபட்ச அஷ்டமி நாளில் அவன் எப்போதும் பக்தி, நம்பிக்கையுடன் வந்து, அந்த தேவியை நூற்றெட்டு முறை வரை வலம் வந்தான்.
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king circles the Devī temple repeatedly—processional movement around the sanctum—counting 108 rounds on a bright aṣṭamī, with lamps, flowers, and focused devotion.
FAQs
Regular devotion (bhakti) joined with faith (śraddhā) sanctifies ritual action and turns it into lasting spiritual merit.
A Devī-shrine connected to the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative; the emphasis here is on the site’s power revealed through repeated pradakṣiṇā.
Perform pradakṣiṇā on Śuklāṣṭamī, traditionally in a count of 108 rounds, with devotion and faith.