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
ദേവതകളുടെ ഏകത്വത്തിനുള്ള പൊതുക്ഷേത്രമായ ‘സമാവാപം’ എന്ന നിലയിൽ പിതാവിനെ ജ്ഞാനികൾ അറിയുന്നു. എന്നാൽ മർത്ത്യരിലും ദേവരിലും യാതൊരു കൂട്ടവും മാതാവിന്റെ മഹിമയെ അതിക്രമിക്കുകയില്ല.
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.