Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
अंतः प्रविश्य भूतानि यो विभज्यात्मकेतुभिः । अंतर्यामीश्वरः साक्षात्पातु नो यद्वशे जगत्
aṃtaḥ praviśya bhūtāni yo vibhajyātmaketubhiḥ | aṃtaryāmīśvaraḥ sākṣātpātu no yadvaśe jagat
Möge der Herr—der Antaryāmin, der offenbar gewordene innere Lenker—uns beschützen: Er, der in alle Wesen eingeht und sie durch die Zeichen des Selbst unterscheidet, und unter dessen Herrschaft die ganze Welt besteht.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A contemplative scene: the cosmos contained within a luminous heart-space; silhouettes of beings with a single inner light; the Lord as an inner flame/witness seated within all forms.
FAQs
God is not only worshipped externally but known as the indwelling ruler who sustains and governs all beings.
None; it is a universal theological prayer rather than a site-specific māhātmya.
Implicit devotional prayer; no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated.