Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
तेषां मध्ये समासीनो महादेवः सहोमया । ववर्ष करुणासारं भक्तिनम्रे महीपतौ
teṣāṃ madhye samāsīno mahādevaḥ sahomayā | vavarṣa karuṇāsāraṃ bhaktinamre mahīpatau
In ihrer Mitte saß Mahādeva zusammen mit Umā und ließ die reine Essenz des Erbarmens auf den König herabströmen, der sich in Bhakti verneigte.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/compilers’ narrative voice)
Scene: Śiva seated serenely with Umā beside him, surrounded by sages and gods; from Śiva emanates a gentle ‘rain’ of compassion—visualized as soft light or nectar-like droplets—falling upon a kneeling king with folded hands and bowed head.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace flows naturally toward the devotee whose heart is softened by bhakti and reverence.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on darśana and anugraha (divine favor).
None directly; the implied practice is humble prostration and devotion (bhakti-namratā).