Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
न त्वं कृतः केवलसंश्रुतश्च यजुष्येवं व्याहरत्यादिदेव । चतुर्विधा भारती दूरदूरं धृष्टः स्तौमि स्वार्थकामः क्षमैतत्
na tvaṃ kṛtaḥ kevalasaṃśrutaśca yajuṣyevaṃ vyāharatyādideva | caturvidhā bhāratī dūradūraṃ dhṛṣṭaḥ staumi svārthakāmaḥ kṣamaitat
O uranfänglicher Gott, Du bist nicht gemacht und nicht bloß vom Hörensagen; und doch spricht das Yajus-Veda so von Dir. Die Rede in ihren vier Gestalten reicht nur aus der Ferne; dennoch preise ich Dich kühn, von meinem eigenen Bedürfnis getrieben—vergib mir dies.
Kamaṭha (in the stotra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kamaṭha confesses the inadequacy of words and the fourfold speech to fully reach the Primeval Deity, yet offers praise for his own need, asking forgiveness—an inward, contemplative moment within the hymn.
FAQs
Even when words cannot fully reach the divine, humility and sincere devotion—grounded in Vedic reverence—are accepted.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a theological confession within the hymn to Āditya.
No external rite is prescribed; it models an inner rite of vinaya (repentant humility) during stotra.