Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
अहं वीरक ते माता मा तेऽस्तु मनसो भ्रमः । शंकरस्यास्मि दयिता सुता तु हिमभूभृतः
ahaṃ vīraka te mātā mā te'stu manaso bhramaḥ | śaṃkarasyāsmi dayitā sutā tu himabhūbhṛtaḥ
Vīraka, ich bin deine Mutter—lass keinen Irrtum in deinem Geist aufkommen. Ich bin Śaṅkaras Geliebte und die Tochter Himabhūbhṛts, des Herrn der schneebedeckten Berge.
Śailajā (Pārvatī)
Listener: Vīraka
Scene: A maternal goddess-figure (Umā/Pārvatī) addresses Vīraka with a calming gesture, asserting motherhood and her status as Śaṅkara’s beloved, with snowy peaks suggested behind.
FAQs
Right knowledge dispels भ्रम (confusion); recognizing divine order and relationships restores dharmic clarity.
No site is praised yet; the verse focuses on divine identity and lineage (Śiva–Pārvatī–Himālaya).
None; it is a doctrinal/narrative clarification.