Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
बहूदकस्य तीरे या नारी गौरिणिकाः शुभाः । संभोजयति तस्याश्च कुर्यात्सुस्वागतं ह्युमा
bahūdakasya tīre yā nārī gauriṇikāḥ śubhāḥ | saṃbhojayati tasyāśca kuryātsusvāgataṃ hyumā
بہودک کے کنارے جو کوئی نیک عورت، گوری کی بھکت، مہمان نوازی کرے اور بھوجن کرائے—اسے خود اُما دیوی خوش دلی سے سُسواگت عطا کرتی ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: ghat
Scene: An auspicious woman (gaurīṇikā) on the riverbank welcomes guests with water, flowers, and food; behind her, a subtle vision of Umā bestowing blessing—hand raised in abhaya/vara; lamps and garlands frame the scene.
FAQs
Devotion to the Divine Mother expressed through hospitality at a tīrtha draws direct divine favor.
Bahūdaka tīra.
Saṃbhojana—offering food/hospitality—performed by a Gaurī-devotee woman at the tīrtha.