Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
व्याधिग्रस्तं कुष्ठरोगाभिभूतं भग्न प्राणं शीर्णदेहं विसंज्ञम् । माता पिता बांधवाः संत्यजंति सर्वैस्त्यक्तं पासि कोस्ति त्वदन्यः
vyādhigrastaṃ kuṣṭharogābhibhūtaṃ bhagna prāṇaṃ śīrṇadehaṃ visaṃjñam | mātā pitā bāṃdhavāḥ saṃtyajaṃti sarvaistyaktaṃ pāsi kosti tvadanyaḥ
যে রোগাক্রান্ত, কুষ্ঠে পীড়িত, প্রাণভঙ্গ, দেহক্ষীণ ও অচেতন—যাকে মা-বাবা ও আত্মীয়রাও ত্যাগ করে, সেই সর্বত্যক্তকে তুমি একাই রক্ষা কর; তোমাকে ছাড়া আর কে আছে?
Kamaṭha (the tortoise devotee), addressing Jayāditya (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Vyoma-liṅga (as refuge)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wasted, unconscious patient on the ground; relatives turning away; above, a compassionate divine presence or liṅga emitting protective light; a single devotee offering water and prayer.
FAQs
When all worldly supports fail, surrender to the deity becomes the highest refuge; divine grace protects even the completely abandoned.
This verse is part of the Jayāditya-prasaṅga in Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; the snippet itself emphasizes the deity’s saving power more than naming a tirtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a plea of surrender within a hymn.