Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
जगत्पूज्या त्वमेवैका सर्वरूपधरानघे । मया यदि कृतं कर्मावद्यं देव हिताय वै
jagatpūjyā tvamevaikā sarvarūpadharānaghe | mayā yadi kṛtaṃ karmāvadyaṃ deva hitāya vai
اے بے عیبہ، تو ہی اکیلی سارے جگ کی پوجا کی جاتی ہے، اور تو ہر روپ دھارنے والی ہے۔ اگر مجھ سے کوئی قابلِ ملامت عمل ہوا ہو تو وہ یقیناً دیوتاؤں کے ہِت کے لیے ہی تھا۔
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A reverent speaker addresses the Goddess, portrayed as all-formed (multiple iconographic aspects suggested), hands folded, with a subdued, apologetic posture; divine attendants witness the confession and dedication to deva-hita.
FAQs
The Divine Mother is universal and all-formed; even difficult actions must be weighed by intention toward cosmic welfare (hita) within dharma.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it supports the theological tone within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya setting.
No direct ritual instruction; the verse centers on praise (stuti) of Devī and the principle of acting for deva-hita.