Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
भीमस्य चापि पौत्रेण दृढं संतोषिताऽस्मि च । देव्यः सर्वाश्च मद्रूपं नैतज्ज्ञेयम तोऽन्यथा
bhīmasya cāpi pautreṇa dṛḍhaṃ saṃtoṣitā'smi ca | devyaḥ sarvāśca madrūpaṃ naitajjñeyama to'nyathā
اور بھیم کے پوتے نے بھی مجھے پختہ طور پر راضی کر دیا ہے۔ تمام دیویاں میرے ہی روپ ہیں—اسے اسی طرح سمجھو، اس کے سوا نہیں۔
Devī (Goddess)
Listener: Pāṇḍavas
Scene: A doctrinal revelation scene: the speaker declares that all goddesses are of their own form; behind them, multiple Devī forms (Durgā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, local grāma-devatās) appear as emanations converging into one luminous source; Bhīma’s grandson stands respectfully, having pleased the deity.
FAQs
The many forms of the Goddess are ultimately one Śakti; devotion offered in any authentic form reaches the same Divine Reality.
No site is named in this verse; it emphasizes Devī-tattva and the fruit of devotion connected to the ongoing tīrtha narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse affirms correct understanding (jñāna) of Devī’s unity alongside devotion.