Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
ततो विशृंखलीभूतैर्वंदिता यज्जगज्जनिः । तदा प्रभृति बंदीति गीयतेद्यापि मानवैः
tato viśṛṃkhalībhūtairvaṃditā yajjagajjaniḥ | tadā prabhṛti baṃdīti gīyatedyāpi mānavaiḥ
پھر جب وہ زنجیروں سے آزاد ہوئے تو انہوں نے جگت جننی کی بندگی کی؛ اسی وقت سے آج تک لوگ اسے ‘بندھی’ کے نام سے گاتے ہیں—یعنی بندھن سے چھڑانے والی۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bandī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas stand unshackled, broken chains at their feet, offering flowers and lamps to Jagadambikā; the scene shifts from darkness to radiant light, and a banner-like inscription ‘Bandī’ is suggested as the name sung by people.
FAQs
The Goddess is celebrated as the one who removes bondage; remembrance and praise preserve sacred meaning across generations.
Bandī—explained as a living name-tradition tied to the tīrtha associated with liberation from fetters.
No formal ritual is stated; worship/praise (vandana/stuti) of the World-Mother is emphasized.