Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
ततस्तस्याः शरीरात्तु स्त्री सुनीलांबुजत्विषा । निर्गता साभवद्भीमा घंटाहस्ता त्रिलोचना
tatastasyāḥ śarīrāttu strī sunīlāṃbujatviṣā | nirgatā sābhavadbhīmā ghaṃṭāhastā trilocanā
پھر اس کے جسم سے گہرے نیلے کنول کی چمک والی ایک عورت نمودار ہوئی؛ وہ ہیبت ناک تھی—تین آنکھوں والی، اور ہاتھ میں گھنٹی تھامے ہوئے۔
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: From Devī’s body emerges a formidable goddess: deep-blue lotus sheen, three eyes, holding a bell—an awe-inspiring protective manifestation, poised and powerful.
FAQs
Devī’s power manifests outwardly when dharma requires protection—her appearance signals divine intervention against adharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes the goddess’s manifestation.
None; it is a descriptive narrative of the goddess’s form and attributes.