Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी ततश्चादर्शनं गता । तस्या नाम्ना च सा देवी प्रोक्ता शाकम्भरी भुवि
evamuktvā tu sā devī tataścādarśanaṃ gatā | tasyā nāmnā ca sā devī proktā śākambharī bhuvi
یوں فرما کر وہ دیوی پھر نگاہوں سے اوجھل ہو گئی۔ اور زمین پر وہ دیوی اپنے نام سے ‘شاکمبھری’ کے طور پر مشہور ہوئی۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Śākambharī (deity-name associated with the site)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After delivering her boon, the Goddess vanishes; devotees remain awestruck. The shrine and icon persist, and the name ‘Śākambharī’ spreads across the land.
FAQs
Divine appearances establish lasting names, traditions, and worship lineages that continue to sanctify a place long after the vision ends.
The Śākambharī shrine tradition rooted in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Sarasvatī-taṭa narrative.
No new ritual is prescribed; it records the conclusion of the theophany and the establishment of the goddess-name for worship.