Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अथ तेषां प्रसन्ना सा दृष्टिगोचरमागता । अब्रवीद्वरदास्मीति ब्रूत किं करवाणि च
atha teṣāṃ prasannā sā dṛṣṭigocaramāgatā | abravīdvaradāsmīti brūta kiṃ karavāṇi ca
เมื่อเทวีทรงพอพระทัย ก็เสด็จมาให้ประจักษ์แก่สายตา แล้วตรัสว่า “เราคือผู้ประทานพร จงบอกมาเถิด—เราควรกระทำสิ่งใด?”
Narrator
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: From luminous space before the assembled devas, the Goddess steps into view, serene and radiant, speaking gently as the granter of boons.
FAQs
True tapas and devotion culminate in darśana—God’s compassionate presence—and the readiness to protect devotees.
Arbuda/Arbudācala, where Devī becomes directly visible to the gods due to their worship.
No specific rite beyond sustained worship and austerity; the emphasis is on devotion that ripens into darśana and grace.