Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
देवा ऊचुः । नमस्ते देवदेवेश भक्तानामभयप्रद । नमस्ते जगदाधार शशिराजितशेखर
devā ūcuḥ | namaste devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaprada | namaste jagadādhāra śaśirājitaśekhara
দেবগণ বললেন—হে দেবদেবেশ! ভক্তদের অভয়দাতা! আপনাকে নমস্কার। হে জগদাধার! যাঁর শিরে চন্দ্ররাজ শোভিত, আপনাকে নমস্কার।
Devāḥ (the gods)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas stand at the edge of the pit with folded hands, faces uplifted; Śiva’s crescent moon glints on his matted hair; a subtle halo forms as the stuti begins, with celestial flowers drifting down.
FAQs
Taking refuge in Mahādeva grants fearlessness; devotion is presented as a direct source of protection and stability.
This verse functions as an opening hymn within Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is introduced by the surrounding narrative rather than named in this single śloka.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the implied practice is stuti (praise) and namaskāra (salutation) to Śiva.