Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
तदस्याः किमहं दद्मि रवेर्दीपमिवाल्पकः । संचिंत्येति महादेव्या नाशिषं दत्तवानहम्
tadasyāḥ kimahaṃ dadmi raverdīpamivālpakaḥ | saṃciṃtyeti mahādevyā nāśiṣaṃ dattavānaham
“Ano ang maibibigay ko sa kanya—gaya ng munting lampara na iniaalay sa araw?” Sa pagninilay na gayon, hindi ako nagkaloob ng anumang ‘basbas’ sa Dakilang Diyosa.
Nārada
Scene: A divine speaker reflects: offering a small lamp to the sun is pointless; thus, before Mahādevī, he refrains from giving a conventional ‘boon’, emphasizing her self-sufficiency.
FAQs
Before the Supreme, human capacities are limited; humility and reverence are more fitting than displays of spiritual authority.
None; the verse uses a theological metaphor rather than sacred geography.
None; it concerns the propriety of offering blessings to the Divine Mother.