Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
तद्देहि भस्म चान्यस्मै केनाप्यर्थो न मेऽण्वपि । प्रसादसुमुखां दृष्टिं विना नान्यद्वृणोमि ते
taddehi bhasma cānyasmai kenāpyartho na me'ṇvapi | prasādasumukhāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ vinā nānyadvṛṇomi te
Ibigay mo ang abong iyon sa iba—ni katiting na pakinabang na makamundo ay hindi ko hinahangad mula kaninuman. Maliban sa iyong mahabaging sulyap ng pagpapala, wala na akong ibang hinihiling sa iyo.
Barbarīka
Scene: Barbarīka, hands folded, refuses material benefit and asks only for the benefactor’s gracious glance; the ash is redirected to another, highlighting detachment and compassion.
FAQs
The highest request is divine grace; a devotee rejects material motives and seeks only the Lord’s/Devi’s favor.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it highlights devotional attitude rather than geography.
Sacred ash (bhasma) is referenced, implying śaiva practice, but the verse primarily stresses intention—seeking prasāda over objects.