Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
तदस्याः किमहं दद्मि रवेर्दीपमिवाल्पकः । संचिंत्येति महादेव्या नाशिषं दत्तवानहम्
tadasyāḥ kimahaṃ dadmi raverdīpamivālpakaḥ | saṃciṃtyeti mahādevyā nāśiṣaṃ dattavānaham
“Ta có thể dâng gì cho nàng đây—như ngọn đèn nhỏ dâng lên mặt trời?” Nghĩ vậy, ta đã không ban lời chúc phúc nào cho Đại Nữ Thần.
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.