Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
तस्माद्विघ्नस्य मे रक्षां देवदेवः प्रयच्छतु । यथा नो नाशमायाति तपः सर्वं कृतं महत्
tasmādvighnasya me rakṣāṃ devadevaḥ prayacchatu | yathā no nāśamāyāti tapaḥ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ mahat
„Darum möge der Gott der Götter mir Schutz vor Hindernissen gewähren, damit diese große Askese, die ich auf mich genommen habe, nicht zugrunde gehe.“
Viśvāmitra (deduced; prayer to Śiva)
Scene: An ascetic/kingly devotee with folded hands prays to the ‘deva-deva’ for protection; ritual fire and austerity implements nearby; atmosphere of resolve before a sacred undertaking.
FAQs
Austerity should be guarded by humility and prayer; divine protection is sought so spiritual effort is not wasted.
The immediate setting continues the Kailāsa refuge-context, though the verse itself focuses on prayer rather than place-description.
Seeking vighna-protection through prayer (stuti/ārādhana) is implied as support for ongoing tapas.