Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
एते मातृगणाः सर्वे मया दत्तास्तवाधुना । क्षुत्क्षामाः सूदयिष्यंति दानवान्ये पुरः स्थिताः
ete mātṛgaṇāḥ sarve mayā dattāstavādhunā | kṣutkṣāmāḥ sūdayiṣyaṃti dānavānye puraḥ sthitāḥ
หมู่พระมารดาทั้งปวง (มาตฤคณะ) เหล่านี้ บัดนี้เราได้มอบแก่ท่านแล้ว ด้วยความหิวโหยยิ่ง พวกนางจักทำลายเหล่าทานวะที่ยืนอยู่เบื้องหน้า
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Scene: A deity/commander figure bestows a host of Mātṛkās—fierce mother-goddesses with weapons and emblems—who surge forward, gaunt with hunger, toward ranks of Dānavas before them.
FAQs
The divine feminine powers (Mātṛkās) act as instruments of protection, removing obstructive forces when dharma is threatened.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the mythic narrative that supports the Māhātmya’s sacred authority.
None explicitly; the verse references Mātṛgaṇas as divine forces rather than prescribing a rite.