Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
त्वां विना कोऽपरो देव पुत्रस्याभीष्टदोऽस्ति मे । त्वयैव दत्तस्त्वं चामुं जन्म प्रापय मे सुतम्
tvāṃ vinā ko'paro deva putrasyābhīṣṭado'sti me | tvayaiva dattastvaṃ cāmuṃ janma prāpaya me sutam
يا إلهي، من غيرك يستطيع أن يمنح ابني ما يتمنّاه؟ إنما هو عطاؤك أنت وحدك؛ فلتتولَّ أنت بنفسك أن تُبلِغ ابني ميلادًا آمنًا في هذا العالم.
Māṃṭi (the father, addressing Maheśvara/Śiva)
Tirtha: Maheśvara-sannidhi (unnamed)
Type: temple
Listener: ‘Pārtha’ addressee in the text’s frame
Scene: The father stands before Śiva, pointing gently toward his heart or toward an imagined child, pleading: ‘Without you, who can grant my son’s wish?’ Śiva’s presence is felt as calm, luminous authority.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion sees Śiva as the sole refuge and the ultimate giver of grace, even in worldly concerns like childbirth.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s boon-granting compassion within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; it is a direct prayer (prārthanā) seeking Śiva’s intervention.