Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
एवं स विजयो विप्रः सिद्धिं लेभे सुदुर्लभाम् । बर्बरीकश्च कृत्वैतद्देवीभक्तिरतोऽवसत्
evaṃ sa vijayo vipraḥ siddhiṃ lebhe sudurlabhām | barbarīkaśca kṛtvaitaddevībhaktirato'vasat
Sa gayon, ang brāhmaṇa na si Vijaya ay nagkamit ng isang napakabihirang kaganapan. At si Barbarīka, matapos gawin ito, ay namuhay na puspos ng debosyon, laging nakatuon sa pagsamba sa Diyosa.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: Vijaya, now Siddhasena, stands serene with the aura of attainment; nearby, Barbarīka adopts a life of Devī worship—lamp, flowers, and steady posture—signaling ongoing devotion rather than triumphal display.
FAQs
Merit ripens into rare spiritual attainment, and the devotee’s natural response is sustained devotion rather than pride.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse.
No specific rite is stated; it emphasizes ongoing Devī-bhakti (continued worshipful devotion).