Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
भीमस्य चापि पौत्रेण दृढं संतोषिताऽस्मि च । देव्यः सर्वाश्च मद्रूपं नैतज्ज्ञेयम तोऽन्यथा
bhīmasya cāpi pautreṇa dṛḍhaṃ saṃtoṣitā'smi ca | devyaḥ sarvāśca madrūpaṃ naitajjñeyama to'nyathā
亦因毗摩之孙，我已深深满足。诸位女神皆是我之本体之相——当如是了知，不可作他解。
Devī (Goddess)
Listener: Pāṇḍavas
Scene: A doctrinal revelation scene: the speaker declares that all goddesses are of their own form; behind them, multiple Devī forms (Durgā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, local grāma-devatās) appear as emanations converging into one luminous source; Bhīma’s grandson stands respectfully, having pleased the deity.
FAQs
The many forms of the Goddess are ultimately one Śakti; devotion offered in any authentic form reaches the same Divine Reality.
No site is named in this verse; it emphasizes Devī-tattva and the fruit of devotion connected to the ongoing tīrtha narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse affirms correct understanding (jñāna) of Devī’s unity alongside devotion.