Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
देव्युवाच । मनसस्त्वं प्रभुः शंभो दत्तं तच्च मया तव । वपुषः पितरावीशौ तौ सम्मानयितुमर्हसि
devyuvāca | manasastvaṃ prabhuḥ śaṃbho dattaṃ tacca mayā tava | vapuṣaḥ pitarāvīśau tau sammānayitumarhasi
دیوی نے کہا: “اے شمبھو! تو میرے من کا سوامی ہے، اور وہ من میں نے تجھے سونپ دیا ہے۔ مگر میرے جسم کے ماتا پتا وہ دو بزرگ ہیں؛ تجھے ان کا احترام کرنا چاہیے۔”
Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Himavat-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī articulates a subtle ethic: her mind belongs to Śambhu, yet her body’s guardians—her parents—must be honored; a poised, dignified moment of dharmic clarity.
FAQs
Even in divine love, dharma is upheld: honoring one’s parents and social propriety are affirmed alongside inner surrender of the mind to God.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on dharma within the marital and familial context.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the ethical injunction is to honor parents.