Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
बहूदकस्य तीरे या नारी गौरिणिकाः शुभाः । संभोजयति तस्याश्च कुर्यात्सुस्वागतं ह्युमा
bahūdakasya tīre yā nārī gauriṇikāḥ śubhāḥ | saṃbhojayati tasyāśca kuryātsusvāgataṃ hyumā
At sinumang mapalad na babae, deboto ni Gaurī, na maghandog ng pagtanggap at pagkain sa pampang ng Bahūdaka—si Umā mismo ang magkakaloob sa kanya ng marangal at mapagpalang pagsalubong.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: ghat
Scene: An auspicious woman (gaurīṇikā) on the riverbank welcomes guests with water, flowers, and food; behind her, a subtle vision of Umā bestowing blessing—hand raised in abhaya/vara; lamps and garlands frame the scene.
FAQs
Devotion to the Divine Mother expressed through hospitality at a tīrtha draws direct divine favor.
Bahūdaka tīra.
Saṃbhojana—offering food/hospitality—performed by a Gaurī-devotee woman at the tīrtha.