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
May the Lord—the Antaryāmin, manifest as the inner ruler—protect us: He who enters within all beings and differentiates them by the signs of the Self, and under whose dominion the entire world abides.
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.