Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51
तं त्वां दुरापं वचसो धियाश्च व्यपेतमोहं परमात्मरूपम् । गुणैकनिष्ठाः प्रकृतौ विलीनाः कथं वपुः स्तोतुमलंगिरो मे
taṃ tvāṃ durāpaṃ vacaso dhiyāśca vyapetamohaṃ paramātmarūpam | guṇaikaniṣṭhāḥ prakṛtau vilīnāḥ kathaṃ vapuḥ stotumalaṃgiro me
आप वाणी और बुद्धि से भी दुर्लभ हैं—मोह-रहित, परमात्म-स्वरूप। पर मेरी वाणी प्रकृति के गुणों में लीन और उन्हीं में आसक्त है; तब आपके स्वरूप की स्तुति करने में मेरे शब्द कैसे समर्थ हों?
Rājā (the King)
Scene: A devotee with folded hands, head bowed, words depicted as fading letters dissolving into a vast formless radiance labeled ‘Paramātman’; guṇa-threads (three colored strands) bind the tongue/pen.
FAQs
Humility in devotion: the Supreme exceeds speech and intellect; recognizing one’s limitations becomes part of true praise.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is theological—Śiva as Paramātman beyond guṇas.
None; it is a confession of limitation and a devotional stance of humility.