Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
नमः शिवायास्तु निरामयाय नमः शिवायास्तु मनोमयाय । नमः शिवायास्तु सुरार्चिताय तुभ्यं सदा भक्तकृपापराय
namaḥ śivāyāstu nirāmayāya namaḥ śivāyāstu manomayāya | namaḥ śivāyāstu surārcitāya tubhyaṃ sadā bhaktakṛpāparāya
নিৰাময় কৰোঁতা শিৱক নমস্কাৰ; মনত ব্যাপি থকা শিৱক নমস্কাৰ। দেৱতাসকলে অৰ্চনা কৰা শিৱক নমস্কাৰ—হে প্ৰভু, তুমি সদায় ভক্তসকলৰ ওপৰত কৃপাপৰায়ণ।
Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
Scene: A devotee with folded hands before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; devas in the sky offering flowers; a subtle aura suggesting healing and calm mind.
FAQs
Śiva is approached as healer and inner indweller; devotion rests on His constant compassion toward bhaktas.
Implicitly Kumāreśvara/Guptakṣetra, since this stotra arises immediately after the site’s proclamation.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of praise) and the devotional utterance of salutations to Śiva.