Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
लज्जा शांतिः स्मृतिर्दक्षा क्षमा गौरी च रोहिणी । सिनीवाली कुहू राका देवमाता दितिस्तथा
lajjā śāṃtiḥ smṛtirdakṣā kṣamā gaurī ca rohiṇī | sinīvālī kuhū rākā devamātā ditistathā
تو ہی حیا اور سکون ہے؛ تو ہی یادداشت اور مہارت ہے؛ تو ہی درگزر ہے۔ تو ہی گوری اور روہنی ہے؛ تو ہی سِنیوالی، کُہو اور راکا ہے، اور تو ہی دیوماتا، اور اسی طرح دِتی بھی ہے۔
A king (bhūbhuj) praising Goddess Sarasvatī (deduced from immediate context; Sarasvatī speaks in 34)
Scene: Devī is praised as modesty, peace, memory, skill, and forgiveness, while above her the moon cycles through Sinīvālī, Kuhū, and Rākā—three lunar aspects—suggesting sacred time revolving around her.
FAQs
Divine power is not separate from ethics and inner cultivation—peace, memory, skill, and forgiveness are themselves forms of the Goddess.
The broader passage belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but this verse focuses on Devī’s cosmic identities (including lunar phases) rather than naming a location.
No explicit rite is commanded; the mention of lunar phases hints at sacred timing (tithi) awareness for worship and vows.