Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
इति पृष्टोऽस्मि शैलेन प्रावोचं कारणं तदा । सर्वदैव करो ह्यस्याः सर्वेषां प्राणिनां प्रति
iti pṛṣṭo'smi śailena prāvocaṃ kāraṇaṃ tadā | sarvadaiva karo hyasyāḥ sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ prati
Ainsi interrogé par la Montagne (l’Himālaya), j’en exposai alors la cause : sa main demeure sans cesse tendue vers tous les êtres vivants.
Nārada
Tirtha: Himālaya (as Devī-pitṛkṣetra motif)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Himālaya (Śaila/Mahīdhara)
Scene: A sage-narrator explains to the personified Himālaya why Devī’s hand is ever extended toward all beings—an iconographic prelude to the abhaya-mudrā and maternal protection.
FAQs
Divine motherhood is shown as universal compassion—grace directed toward every living being.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse explains a theological symbol of Pārvatī.
None explicitly; the implied teaching is compassion toward all beings as dharma.