Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
वीर्येणाद्येकवीरायाः कृत्वा लोकांश्च भस्मसात् । युगैकादशपूर्णत्वे विलक्षोऽभूत्स भस्मनि
vīryeṇādyekavīrāyāḥ kṛtvā lokāṃśca bhasmasāt | yugaikādaśapūrṇatve vilakṣo'bhūtsa bhasmani
ఆద్య ఏకవీరా దేవి వీర్యంతో సమస్త లోకాలు భస్మమయ్యాయి. పదకొండు యుగాలు పూర్తయ్యాక అతడు భస్మంలోనే విశిష్టంగా గుర్తింపబడెను।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Ekavīrā-sthāna (as implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ekavīrā’s primordial energy flares; the cosmos is shown dissolving into a vast field of sacred ash, with time indicated by cyclical yuga-wheels; a lone marked remnant stands ‘distinct in ash’.
FAQs
The Purāṇa magnifies Ekavīrā as primordial power governing cosmic time and dissolution, urging reverence for Śakti’s supremacy.
The verse is theological/cosmological; it supports the northern Ekavīrā-sthāna context without naming a specific tirtha.
No explicit ritual is stated; it serves as praise (stuti) establishing the Goddess’s greatness.