Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । देवानां तद्वचः श्रुत्वा ततः सा परमेश्वरी । प्रोवाच वाहनं किंचिद्देवा यच्छतु मे द्रुतम् । ततः सिंहं ददौ गौरी यानार्थं विकृताननम् । तमारुह्य प्रतस्थे सा ततो विंध्यं नगं प्रति
sūta uvāca | devānāṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā tataḥ sā parameśvarī | provāca vāhanaṃ kiṃciddevā yacchatu me drutam | tataḥ siṃhaṃ dadau gaurī yānārthaṃ vikṛtānanam | tamāruhya pratasthe sā tato viṃdhyaṃ nagaṃ prati
苏多说道：听闻诸天之言后，那至上女神宣告：“愿诸天速为我备一乘骑。”于是，圣母高丽赐下一头面貌威猛可畏的狮子为座驾。她乘狮启程，前往温陀耶山。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Vindhyācala
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates: the Supreme Goddess asks for a mount; Gaurī provides a fearsome-faced lion. Devi mounts it and departs toward Vindhya.
FAQs
Divine missions unite intention and means: the Goddess accepts a vāhana and proceeds to the sacred locus where her tapas and work will unfold.
Vindhya mountain is explicitly named as the destination, establishing it as the sacred landscape for the ensuing māhātmya narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the Goddess’s departure and the granting of her lion mount.
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