Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
तं पुत्रमिव शर्वाणी सर्वापत्स्वभिरक्षति । चतुर्दश्यामथाष्टम्यां नवम्यां च विशेषतः
taṃ putramiva śarvāṇī sarvāpatsvabhirakṣati | caturdaśyāmathāṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
شَروانی اس بھکت کی ہر آفت میں حفاظت کرتی ہے، گویا وہ اس کا اپنا بیٹا ہو—خصوصاً چودھویں تِتھی، آٹھویں اور نویں کو۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śarvāṇī stands as a compassionate mother shielding a devotee from calamities—storms, illness, enemies—her hand in abhaya-mudrā; a lunar calendar motif highlights Aṣṭamī, Navamī, Caturdaśī.
FAQs
The Goddess’s grace is intimate and protective—she guards the devotee like her own child.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of its Māhātmya and the Goddess hymn’s promised fruits.
Special emphasis is placed on worship/recitation on Caturdaśī, Aṣṭamī, and Navamī tithis.