शिशुत्वं मावमंस्था मे शिशुः कष्टो भुजंगमः । दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो भास्करो बालो दुःस्पर्शोऽल्पोऽपि पावकः
śiśutvaṃ māvamaṃsthā me śiśuḥ kaṣṭo bhujaṃgamaḥ | duṣprekṣyo bhāskaro bālo duḥsparśo'lpo'pi pāvakaḥ
मे शिशुत्वं मा अवमंस्थाः। शिशुरपि भुजङ्गमः कष्टः; बालोऽपि भास्करो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः; अल्पोऽपि पावको दुःस्पर्शः।
Skanda (Kumāra), Guru of yogins
Scene: Skanda, youthful yet blazing with tejas, delivers a stern teaching; behind him appear symbolic vignettes: a young serpent coiled, the rising sun dazzling, and a small flame burning bright.
True potency is intrinsic, not dependent on age or appearance; dharma’s power can manifest in seemingly small forms.
No tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a universal dharmic principle through vivid examples.
None.