Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
मया निर्हेतुकं राम सेवितोऽसि महामते । वानराणामनेकेषु त्वयाज्ञप्तोऽहमद्य वै
mayā nirhetukaṃ rāma sevito'si mahāmate | vānarāṇāmanekeṣu tvayājñapto'hamadya vai
แต่ข้าได้ปรนนิบัติท่านโดยไร้เหตุหวังผล โอ้พระรามผู้ทรงปัญญายิ่ง ถึงกระนั้นวันนี้ท่ามกลางวานรมากมาย ท่านกลับเลือกข้าและมีบัญชาแก่ข้า
Hanūmān
Listener: Rāma
Scene: The speaker stands among many vānaras, yet is singled out; the crowd forms a backdrop while the central emotional line is between the speaker and Rāma.
FAQs
Selfless service (niṣkāma-sevā) is held as the highest form of devotion, even when recognition feels delayed or absent.
Setu–Rāmeśvaram, where the ideals of service and worship are woven into the tīrtha’s greatness.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes the ethic of niṣkāma-sevā.
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