Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
मामुवाच सदा पुत्र पितॄणां भक्तिकृद्भव । सोऽहं मातुर्वचः श्रुत्वा मेरुपादात्समागतः
māmuvāca sadā putra pitṝṇāṃ bhaktikṛdbhava | so'haṃ māturvacaḥ śrutvā merupādātsamāgataḥ
Beliau selalu berkata kepadaku: “Wahai anak, jadilah orang yang berbhakti kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur).” Maka, setelah mendengar pesan ibu, aku datang ke sini dari kaki Gunung Meru.
Haidambi
Tirtha: Meru-pāda (implied origin-point of yātrā)
Type: peak
Listener: Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) and companions (implied)
Scene: A devoted son recalls his mother’s constant instruction—‘be devoted to the Pitṛs’—and declares he has journeyed from the foot of Meru to fulfill that dharma.
FAQs
Devotion to the ancestors and honoring a mother’s guidance are presented as foundational duties.
Mount Meru is referenced as a sacred cosmic geography point, but no specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.
Pitṛ-bhakti is advised generally; no specific śrāddha or tarpaṇa procedure is detailed here.