Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
अनया भार्यया मह्यं मान्या या स्थापिता पुरा । दुर्गाऽस्याश्चात्र नाम्ना वै भूयात्ख्याताऽत्र सत्पुरे
anayā bhāryayā mahyaṃ mānyā yā sthāpitā purā | durgā'syāścātra nāmnā vai bhūyātkhyātā'tra satpure
మరియు ఈ భార్య నా కొరకు పూర్వం ఇక్కడ స్థాపించిన ఈ పూజ్య దేవి—ఈ సత్పురంలో ‘దుర్గ’ అనే నామంతోనే ప్రసిద్ధి పొందుగాక.
Puṣpa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Durgā (shrine within the satpura)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Devī shrine in a noble city: the goddess honored and newly renowned as Durgā; a patron-wife figure indicated as the earlier establisher; offerings, lamps, and protective iconography (lion, weapons) suggested.
FAQs
Installing and honoring the Devī in a sacred locale establishes enduring spiritual protection and holy reputation for the place.
A ‘satpura’ (noble city) where a Devī shrine is to be famed as Durgā; the precise city name is not provided in this verse.
It implies pratimā/śrīdevī-sthāpanā (installation) and the formal naming by which the shrine becomes known.