Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
शिशुत्वं मावमंस्था मे शिशुः कष्टो भुजंगमः । दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो भास्करो बालो दुःस्पर्शोऽल्पोऽपि पावकः
śiśutvaṃ māvamaṃsthā me śiśuḥ kaṣṭo bhujaṃgamaḥ | duṣprekṣyo bhāskaro bālo duḥsparśo'lpo'pi pāvakaḥ
«لا تحتقر طفولتي. فالحيةُ الصغيرةُ خطِرة، والشمسُ وإن كانت “فتية” عند الشروق فالنظرُ إليها عسير، والنارُ وإن قلّت فمَسُّها مؤلم.»
Skanda (Kumāra), Guru of yogins
Scene: Skanda, youthful yet blazing with tejas, delivers a stern teaching; behind him appear symbolic vignettes: a young serpent coiled, the rising sun dazzling, and a small flame burning bright.
FAQs
True potency is intrinsic, not dependent on age or appearance; dharma’s power can manifest in seemingly small forms.
No tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a universal dharmic principle through vivid examples.
None.