Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
देवतानां समावापमेकत्वं पितरं विदुः । मर्त्यानां देवतानां च पूगो नात्येति मातरम्
devatānāṃ samāvāpamekatvaṃ pitaraṃ viduḥ | martyānāṃ devatānāṃ ca pūgo nātyeti mātaram
Die Weisen erkennen den Vater als ein „gemeinsames Feld“, das die Gottheiten eint, als geteilte Quelle. Doch unter Sterblichen und selbst unter Göttern überragt keine Menge die Mutter an Größe.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), contextually addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: father as a vast ‘field’ (kṣetra) uniting many deities, while mother appears as a luminous, singular greatness surpassing multitudes—suggested through iconographic scale and radiance.
FAQs
It elevates the mother as supremely venerable—her greatness is acknowledged as unsurpassed even by divine assemblies.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a doctrinal praise of motherhood.
None; the implication is higher reverence and gratitude toward the mother.