Skandapurana 17.9.884_103

17.9.884_103

kiṃ dānaiḥ kiṃ tapobhirvā kiṃ yajñairbhāvavarjitaiḥ..
dayā satyaṃ ghṛṇā'steyaṃ daṃbhapaiśunyavarjitam..
bhaktyā yaddīyate stokaṃ devi tadvallabhaṃ mama.. 187..

What use are gifts, what use are austerities, or what use are sacrifices devoid of devotion?
Compassion, truth, tenderness, non-stealing, free from deceit and slander—
whatever little is given with devotion, O goddess, that is dear to me. // 187