Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
यद्यस्ति मयि यत्किंचित्पुण्यं त्वद्भक्तिसंभवम् । तेनापि शिव मे माता तव कारुण्यमाप्नुयात्
yadyasti mayi yatkiṃcitpuṇyaṃ tvadbhaktisaṃbhavam | tenāpi śiva me mātā tava kāruṇyamāpnuyāt
إن كان فيَّ شيءٌ من الفضل وُلد من عبادتي لك، فبه أيضًا، يا شيفا، لتبلغ أمّي رحمتك.
The boy/devotee (Bālaka)
Tirtha: Śiva-sannidhi (liṅga-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The boy, humble and earnest, offers his own bhakti-born merit at Śiva’s feet, as if placing an invisible garland of puṇya upon the liṅga, praying that his mother may receive Śiva’s compassion.
FAQs
Devotion is not merely personal; its merit is offered selflessly for the welfare and purification of others.
No particular sacred geography is stated; the glorification is theological—Śiva’s mercy responding to bhakti.
No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse exemplifies sankalpa-like offering of one’s puṇya through prayer.