Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
सा जिह्वा या हरिं स्तौति तच्चित्तं यत्तदर्पितम् । तावेव केवलौ श्लाघ्यौ यौ तत्पूजाकरौ करौ
sā jihvā yā hariṃ stauti taccittaṃ yattadarpitam | tāveva kevalau ślāghyau yau tatpūjākarau karau
Seule est digne la langue qui loue Hari ; seul est digne l’esprit qui Lui est offert. Seules sont vraiment louables ces deux mains qui accomplissent Son culte.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: Three symbolic vignettes: a tongue chanting Hari’s names, a heart/mind offered at Hari’s feet, and hands performing ārati and offering tulasī.
FAQs
Human faculties become meaningful when dedicated to devotion—speech in praise, mind in surrender, and hands in worship.
Not a site-specific claim; it supports the devotional ethos surrounding the Narmadā tīrthas (Huṅkāra/Vāsudeva Tīrtha context).
Praise Hari (stuti), offer the mind to Him (cittārpaṇa), and perform His worship (pūjā).