Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
घटोत्कच उवाच । न हि न्याय्याः स्वका वक्तुं पूज्यानामग्रतो गुणाः । प्रवृत्ता एव भासंते सद्गुणाश्च रवेः कराः
ghaṭotkaca uvāca | na hi nyāyyāḥ svakā vaktuṃ pūjyānāmagrato guṇāḥ | pravṛttā eva bhāsaṃte sadguṇāśca raveḥ karāḥ
Ghaṭotkaca berkata: “Tidak wajar menyebut kelebihan diri di hadapan mereka yang layak dihormati. Kebajikan sejati bersinar dengan sendirinya—laksana sinar matahari.”
Ghaṭotkaca
Listener: elders/pujyāḥ present in assembly (implicit)
Scene: Ghaṭotkaca speaks respectfully, hands folded or lowered, declining to list his own merits; the imagery of sunrays can appear as a symbolic backdrop.
FAQs
Humility is itself a virtue; genuine merit needs no self-advertisement and becomes evident through conduct.
None; the verse teaches interpersonal dharma and humility.
None.