Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
तदा शुन्यं जगत्तस्य यदा मात्रा वियुज्यते । नास्ति मातृसमा च्छाया नास्ति मातृसमा गतिः
tadā śunyaṃ jagattasya yadā mātrā viyujyate | nāsti mātṛsamā cchāyā nāsti mātṛsamā gatiḥ
ਜਦ ਮਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਦ ਉਸ ਲਈ ਜਗਤ ਸੁੰਞਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮਾਂ ਵਰਗੀ ਛਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ, ਮਾਂ ਵਰਗੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ-ਗਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), contextually addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A lone figure stands under a tree with no shade (sun overhead), symbolizing ‘no shade like mother’; in the distance, a faint silhouette of the mother as remembered refuge.
FAQs
It presents the mother as the greatest shelter; losing her feels like losing the world’s support.
None is mentioned; the focus is moral-spiritual instruction.
No explicit ritual; the implied practice is reverence and care for the mother while she is present.