Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
यंयं काममभिध्यायञ्छुक्लाष्टम्यां नरः शुचिः । तां पूजयति सद्भक्त्या स तमाप्नोत्यसंशयम्
yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyañchuklāṣṭamyāṃ naraḥ śuciḥ | tāṃ pūjayati sadbhaktyā sa tamāpnotyasaṃśayam
清净之人所思所愿，无论何愿；若于白分第八日（Śuklāṣṭamī）以真诚信敬礼拜女神，必得其所愿，毫无疑惑。
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pure devotee on Śuklāṣṭamī offers flowers and lamp to the Goddess while mentally holding a single intention; the desired boon appears symbolically (e.g., harvest, learning, protection).
FAQs
When desire is joined to purity and sincere devotion, worship becomes efficacious and fruit-bearing.
The goddess’s shrine/kṣetra is implied as the locus where Śuklāṣṭamī worship grants siddhi.
On Śuklāṣṭamī, a śuci (ritually/ethically pure) devotee should worship the goddess with sincere bhakti while holding a clear intention (saṅkalpa).
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