Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
अहं वीरक ते माता मा तेऽस्तु मनसो भ्रमः । शंकरस्यास्मि दयिता सुता तु हिमभूभृतः
ahaṃ vīraka te mātā mā te'stu manaso bhramaḥ | śaṃkarasyāsmi dayitā sutā tu himabhūbhṛtaḥ
Hỡi Vīraka, ta là mẹ của con—chớ để tâm trí con lầm lạc. Ta là ái thê của Śaṅkara, và là ái nữ của Himabhūbhṛt, Chúa tể núi tuyết.
Śailajā (Pārvatī)
Listener: Vīraka
Scene: A maternal goddess-figure (Umā/Pārvatī) addresses Vīraka with a calming gesture, asserting motherhood and her status as Śaṅkara’s beloved, with snowy peaks suggested behind.
FAQs
Right knowledge dispels भ्रम (confusion); recognizing divine order and relationships restores dharmic clarity.
No site is praised yet; the verse focuses on divine identity and lineage (Śiva–Pārvatī–Himālaya).
None; it is a doctrinal/narrative clarification.