Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64
प्रसीद मे महादेव संसारार्त्तस्य खिद्यतः । सर्वपापभयं हृत्वा रक्ष मां परमेश्वर
prasīda me mahādeva saṃsārārttasya khidyataḥ | sarvapāpabhayaṃ hṛtvā rakṣa māṃ parameśvara
হে মহাদেৱ, মোৰ ওপৰত প্ৰসন্ন হওক; মই সংসাৰৰ দুখে পীড়িত আৰু শোকে ক্লান্ত। সকলো পাপৰ পৰা জন্মা ভয় হৰণ কৰি, হে পৰমেশ্বৰ, মোক ৰক্ষা কৰক।
Devotee/worshipper (supplication following praise)
Scene: A weary pilgrim, dust-covered from travel, kneels before a liṅga, hands raised in supplication; Śiva’s presence is felt as a protective aura dispelling dark clouds labeled ‘pāpa-bhaya’.
FAQs
A devotee should openly confess saṃsāric suffering and seek Śiva’s grace for purification and protection.
No specific location is named in this verse.
Supplicatory prayer (prārthanā) asking for removal of sin-fear and divine protection.