Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
भजस्व पुत्रीं जगती ममापि च तवापि च । पुंदुःखनकात्त्रात्री पुत्री ते भाविनी त्वियम्
bhajasva putrīṃ jagatī mamāpi ca tavāpi ca | puṃduḥkhanakāttrātrī putrī te bhāvinī tviyam
“O Panginoon ng sanlibutan, igalang at arugain mo ang anak na dalagang ito—sapagkat siya’y sa akin din at sa iyo rin. Siya’y magiging anak mong babae, at siya ang magiging tagapagligtas na magliligtas sa mga nilalang mula sa pagdurusa ng pagkabihag sa katawan.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Dakṣa
Scene: A solemn counsel scene: the narrator addresses Dakṣa, urging him to cherish the destined daughter who will become a savior from embodied suffering; Devī stands radiant, compassionate.
FAQs
To revere the Goddess even in a familial role; honoring her becomes a means of protection from worldly suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the Devi–Śiva sacred narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an injunction of reverence (bhajana/ādara) toward the Goddess.