Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
तच्छ्रुत्वा वाडवाः सर्वे हर्षव्याकुललोचनाः । श्रीमातां तु समागत्य गृहीत्वा बलिमुत्तमम्
tacchrutvā vāḍavāḥ sarve harṣavyākulalocanāḥ | śrīmātāṃ tu samāgatya gṛhītvā balimuttamam
یہ سن کر تمام واڈَو خوشی سے بےقرار ہو گئے، ان کی آنکھیں فرطِ مسرت سے لرزنے لگیں۔ وہ شری ماتا کے پاس آئے اور اس کی پوجا کے لیے بہترین نذرانے اٹھا لائے۔
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śrīmātā-sthāna (implied)
Type: temple
Listener: rājan (king)
Scene: A group of Vāḍavas moving in a devotional procession toward the Mother’s sanctum, faces bright with joy, carrying trays and pots of offerings; the shrine ahead glows with lamps.
FAQs
Prompt, joyful obedience to divine counsel and sincere offering are hallmarks of effective devotion.
The Dharmāraṇya setting is implied; this verse highlights the act of approaching Śrīmātā rather than naming a tīrtha.
Bringing and presenting bali (ritual offerings) to the देवी as part of her propitiation.