Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
तथात्र भूतमातास्ति हरसिद्धेस्तु दक्षिणे । तस्या माहात्म्यमतुलं संक्षेपात्प्रब्रवीमि ते
tathātra bhūtamātāsti harasiddhestu dakṣiṇe | tasyā māhātmyamatulaṃ saṃkṣepātprabravīmi te
اسی طرح یہاں ہرسِدّھی کے جنوب میں بھوت ماتا موجود ہیں۔ اُن کی بے مثال عظمت میں تمہیں اختصار کے ساتھ بیان کرتا ہوں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Bhūtamātā (near Harasiddhi)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim path leads from the famed Harasiddhi temple to a smaller southern shrine where Bhūtamātā stands as a fierce-protective mother, surrounded by subdued bhūta-gaṇas under her command.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma anchors spiritual power in sacred geography, where specific Devī-presences are praised through their māhātmya.
Bhūtamātā located south of Harasiddhi is explicitly indicated.
None in this verse; it introduces an upcoming māhātmya narration.