Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
आर्ये भद्रे विशालाक्षि नमस्ते लोकसुन्दरि । त्वं रतिस्त्वं धृतिस्त्वं श्रीस्त्वं स्वाहा त्वं सुधा सती
ārye bhadre viśālākṣi namaste lokasundari | tvaṃ ratistvaṃ dhṛtistvaṃ śrīstvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ sudhā satī
اے آریہ، اے بھدرے، اے وسیع چشم! تجھے نمسکار؛ اے جہانوں کی سُندری! تجھے نمسکار۔ تو ہی رتی ہے، تو ہی دھرتی ہے، تو ہی شری ہے؛ تو ہی سواہا، تو ہی سُدھا—اے ستی۔
Devas
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī appears as Lokasundarī—radiant, wide-eyed, richly adorned—while symbolic attendants embody Rati, Dhṛti, Śrī, Svāhā (as a flame-tongued offering goddess), and Sudhā (as a nectar vessel).
FAQs
All auspicious powers—joy, perseverance, prosperity, sacrificial efficacy, and life-giving nectar—are rooted in Devī.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Devī is praised as the source of worldly and spiritual auspiciousness.
The mention of Svāhā points to yajña (fire-offering) theology, though no direct instruction is given.