Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
संस्तूय विविधैर्वाक्यैर्मातरं समभाषत । धन्योऽहं देवि यो लप्स्ये मानुष्यमतिदुर्लभम्
saṃstūya vividhairvākyairmātaraṃ samabhāṣata | dhanyo'haṃ devi yo lapsye mānuṣyamatidurlabham
तो विविध वचनांनी मातेस स्तवून म्हणाला— “हे देवि, मी धन्य आहे; कारण मला अतिदुर्लभ असे मानुष्यजन्म प्राप्त होईल।”
Vīraka speaking to Devī
Scene: A devotee or attendant, hands folded, offers elaborate praise to the Mother Goddess, expressing joy at the prospect of attaining a human birth; the Devī is serene, maternal, and radiant.
FAQs
Human birth is a rare spiritual opportunity; gratitude and devotion should accompany divine blessings.
The broader passage belongs to Arbuda/Arbudācala māhātmya, where merit ripens into spiritual opportunity.
Stuti (praise) of the Goddess is highlighted as a devotional act.