Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
यं स्तोतुं नाधिगच्छंति वाचो वाचस्पतेरपि । तमीष्टे क इह स्तोतुं भक्तिरत्र बलीयसी
yaṃ stotuṃ nādhigacchaṃti vāco vācaspaterapi | tamīṣṭe ka iha stotuṃ bhaktiratra balīyasī
Kahit ang mga salita ni Vācaspati, panginoon ng pananalita, ay hindi Siya maabot upang purihin ayon sa Kanyang tunay na anyo. Sino rito ang makapagnanais na magpuri sa Kanya? Gayunman, sa bagay na ito, ang debosyon ang higit na makapangyarihan.
Agnibiṃdu
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vācaspati (Bṛhaspati) stands with a scroll or rosary, humbled; the devotee’s simple folded hands glow with devotion, suggesting bhakti’s superiority over eloquence.
FAQs
God transcends language; sincere devotion accomplishes what eloquence cannot.
The verse is part of a Kāśī-centered episode, with the broader sanctity of Pañcanadā in the surrounding context.
No formal ritual; it validates heartfelt bhakti as the essential offering.