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
Los sabios saben que el padre es como un «campo común» que unifica a las deidades, fuente compartida. Sin embargo, entre los mortales y aun entre los dioses, ninguna multitud supera a la madre en grandeza.
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.