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
Les sages savent que le père est tel un « champ commun » qui unit les divinités, source partagée. Pourtant, parmi les mortels et même parmi les dieux, nulle multitude ne surpasse la mère en grandeur.
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.