Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
एवमेता महादुर्गा नवतीर्थेऽत्र संस्थिताः । चतस्रश्चापि दिग्देव्यो नित्यमर्च्याः शुभेप्सुभिः
evametā mahādurgā navatīrthe'tra saṃsthitāḥ | catasraścāpi digdevyo nityamarcyāḥ śubhepsubhiḥ
یوں مہادُرگا کی یہ صورتیں یہاں نو تیرتھوں میں قائم ہیں؛ اور چاروں سمتوں کی نگہبان دیویاں بھی، جو لوگ شُبھتا کے خواہاں ہوں اُنہیں روزانہ پوجنی چاہییں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Navatīrtha (nine tīrthas) associated with Mahādurgā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred townscape conceived as a mandala: nine tīrtha nodes each with a form of Mahādurgā, and four guardian goddesses stationed at the cardinal directions; pilgrims offer lamps and flowers in daily worship.
FAQs
A sacred region is protected by Devī’s manifold presences; regular worship aligns one with auspicious order (śubha).
A cluster of “nine tīrthas” (nava-tīrtha) where Mahādurgā is said to be established.
Nitya-arcana: daily worship of Mahādurgā’s forms and the four digdevīs by those seeking auspiciousness.