Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
पापोयमिति यद्देवि प्रकुप्यसि वृथैव तत् । त्वं मां मोहयसि त्वेवं न ते तत्किं नमोऽस्तु ते
pāpoyamiti yaddevi prakupyasi vṛthaiva tat | tvaṃ māṃ mohayasi tvevaṃ na te tatkiṃ namo'stu te
हे देवि, ‘हा पापी आहे’ असे समजून तू रागावशील तर तो राग व्यर्थच; असे करून तू मला मोहात पाडतेस—हे तुझे खरे स्वरूप नाही. तुला नमस्कार असो।
A Pāṇḍava devotee
Scene: A devotee, burdened by the thought ‘I am sinful,’ looks down in shame; the Devī’s expression remains calm and compassionate, dispelling a dark cloud of confusion around the devotee’s head; the scene emphasizes reassurance over wrath.
FAQs
The verse stresses the supremacy of divine grace over the devotee’s faults, urging trust in the Goddess’s compassion.
None is named; the focus is doctrinal and devotional.
None; it is a rhetorical plea within a hymn.