Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
देव्युवाच । मनसस्त्वं प्रभुः शंभो दत्तं तच्च मया तव । वपुषः पितरावीशौ तौ सम्मानयितुमर्हसि
devyuvāca | manasastvaṃ prabhuḥ śaṃbho dattaṃ tacca mayā tava | vapuṣaḥ pitarāvīśau tau sammānayitumarhasi
देव्युवाच—हे शम्भो, मनसस्त्वं प्रभुः; तन्मनः मया तव समर्पितम्। वपुषस्तु माता-पितरौ तौ पूज्यौ; तौ सम्मानयितुमर्हसि।
Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Himavat-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī articulates a subtle ethic: her mind belongs to Śambhu, yet her body’s guardians—her parents—must be honored; a poised, dignified moment of dharmic clarity.
FAQs
Even in divine love, dharma is upheld: honoring one’s parents and social propriety are affirmed alongside inner surrender of the mind to God.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on dharma within the marital and familial context.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the ethical injunction is to honor parents.