Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
भीमस्य चापि पौत्रेण दृढं संतोषिताऽस्मि च । देव्यः सर्वाश्च मद्रूपं नैतज्ज्ञेयम तोऽन्यथा
bhīmasya cāpi pautreṇa dṛḍhaṃ saṃtoṣitā'smi ca | devyaḥ sarvāśca madrūpaṃ naitajjñeyama to'nyathā
และแม้โดยหลานของภีมะ เราก็พอพระทัยอย่างมั่นคงแล้ว เทวีทั้งปวงล้วนเป็นรูปของเราเอง—พึงเข้าใจดังนี้ มิใช่อย่างอื่น
Devī (Goddess)
Listener: Pāṇḍavas
Scene: A doctrinal revelation scene: the speaker declares that all goddesses are of their own form; behind them, multiple Devī forms (Durgā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, local grāma-devatās) appear as emanations converging into one luminous source; Bhīma’s grandson stands respectfully, having pleased the deity.
FAQs
The many forms of the Goddess are ultimately one Śakti; devotion offered in any authentic form reaches the same Divine Reality.
No site is named in this verse; it emphasizes Devī-tattva and the fruit of devotion connected to the ongoing tīrtha narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse affirms correct understanding (jñāna) of Devī’s unity alongside devotion.