Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
त्वं च निन्दसि मां नित्यं तच्च जाने वृकोदर । मत्प्रभावपरिज्ञानहेतवे कीदृशस्त्विति
tvaṃ ca nindasi māṃ nityaṃ tacca jāne vṛkodara | matprabhāvaparijñānahetave kīdṛśastviti
तुम मुझे सदा निन्दित करते हो—यह भी मैं जानती हूँ, हे वृकोदर। यह तो मेरे प्रभाव का बोध कराने के लिए ही है—‘यह कैसी सत्ता है?’
Ekānaṃśā (Yogamāyā), addressing Bhīma
Listener: Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
Scene: A divine feminine figure addresses Vṛkodara with calm authority, revealing that his repeated reproach was permitted to awaken recognition of her hidden power.
FAQs
Repeated criticism can become a mirror that reveals the divine’s true stature; humility and discernment are required to recognize sacred power.
No sacred site is referenced in this verse.
None; it is an instruction in recognition (parijñāna) and right attitude.