Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
गात्रायी पक्षिणी देवी छत्रजा द्वारवासिनी । शीहोरी चूटसंज्ञा या पिप्पलाशापुरी तथा । अन्याश्च बहवश्चैव स्थापिता भयरक्षणे
gātrāyī pakṣiṇī devī chatrajā dvāravāsinī | śīhorī cūṭasaṃjñā yā pippalāśāpurī tathā | anyāśca bahavaścaiva sthāpitā bhayarakṣaṇe
گاتْرائی، پکْشِنی دیوی، چھترجا، دوارواسنی، شیہوری، جو ‘چوٹا’ کے نام سے جانی جاتی ہے، اور پِپّلاشاپُری—اور بھی بہت سی دیویاں خوف سے حفاظت کے لیے قائم کی گئیں۔
Deductive (Dharmāraṇya narrative frame): Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession-like listing becomes a tableau: multiple distinct goddesses stationed at different protective points—doorways, tree-shrines, watchposts—each with unique emblems reflecting her name and function.
FAQs
Sacred places are protected through multiple localized forms of Devī, showing how Śakti operates as practical guardianship for devotees and dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a protected sacred landscape with named guardian goddesses.
No explicit rite; the key act is sthāpana (installation) of protective deities.