Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
न तत्पश्यामि यत्तुभ्यं दद्म्याशीः का तवोचिता । इत्युक्ते मातृवात्सल्याच्छैलेन्द्र महिषी तदा
na tatpaśyāmi yattubhyaṃ dadmyāśīḥ kā tavocitā | ityukte mātṛvātsalyācchailendra mahiṣī tadā
"Hindi ko makita kung anong pagpapala ang maibibigay ko sa iyo na tunay na nababagay sa iyo." Nang sabihin ito, ang reyna ng Panginoon ng mga Bundok, na naantig ng malambing na pagmamahal ng ina, ay sumagot noong oras na iyon.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Himālaya (as sacred mountain archetype)
Type: peak
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī implied)
Scene: The narrator confesses inability to give a fitting blessing; the Mountain-Lord’s queen (Pārvatī) responds, moved by maternal tenderness—eyes softened, posture protective and affectionate.
FAQs
Even blessings must be appropriate (ucita) to one’s destiny; affection alone does not override dharmic fitness.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is narrative dialogue within the Kaumārikā Khaṇḍa.
None; the verse focuses on speech about blessings and maternal affection.