Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
विघ्नानि नाशयेद्देवी सर्व सिद्धिं प्रयच्छति । भक्तानां तत्क्षणादेव सत्यमेतन्न संशयः
vighnāni nāśayeddevī sarva siddhiṃ prayacchati | bhaktānāṃ tatkṣaṇādeva satyametanna saṃśayaḥ
దేవి విఘ్నాలను నశింపజేసి సమస్త సిద్ధులను ప్రసాదిస్తుంది. భక్తులకు అది తక్షణమే జరుగుతుంది—ఇది సత్యం, సందేహం లేదు.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Devī-kṣetra/Devī shrine at the kuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī standing or seated with a protective gesture (abhaya), while broken chains/knots symbolize destroyed obstacles; devotees receive blessings, their paths cleared.
FAQs
Devotion to the Goddess is portrayed as a direct means to remove impediments and attain success—faith (śraddhā) is central.
Within Adhyāya 53’s Koṭitīrtha-ādi Māhātmya context, the benefits are tied to the sacred locale being described, though this verse itself names only the Devī.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it functions as a phalaśruti praising Devī-bhakti as immediately fruitful.