Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
स्कन्द उवाच । कृतकृत्यो वरैर्दत्तैस्त्वया चैतैर्महेश्वर । नमोनमो नमस्तेस्तु नात्र त्याज्यं त्वया विभो
skanda uvāca | kṛtakṛtyo varairdattaistvayā caitairmaheśvara | namonamo namastestu nātra tyājyaṃ tvayā vibho
Skanda sprach: Durch diese von dir gewährten Gaben, o Maheśvara, ist mein Vorhaben erfüllt. Verehrung dir, immer wieder—o Herr, verlasse diesen Ort nicht, o Allmächtiger.
Skanda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheshvara (Śiva)
Scene: Skanda, spear-bearing and radiant, stands before Maheśvara in a sanctified grove/temple-space, hands folded in repeated obeisance, requesting the Lord not to depart; aura of stillness and consecration.
FAQs
Gratitude and reverence follow divine grace; the devotee longs for the continued presence of the Lord at the sacred place.
The verse implies a sanctified locale where the event occurs, but does not name a specific tīrtha.
No new ritual is prescribed; it is a devotional request that Śiva remain present at that spot.