Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
दुर्भिक्षमारीसंतापाः शमं यांतु महीतले । सर्वसस्यसमृद्धिश्च भूयात्सुखमया दिशः
durbhikṣamārīsaṃtāpāḥ śamaṃ yāṃtu mahītale | sarvasasyasamṛddhiśca bhūyātsukhamayā diśaḥ
Que la famine, les épidémies et les tourments s’apaisent sur la terre; que toute récolte soit abondante; et que les directions soient remplies de bien-être.
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A parched land transforming into fertile fields through Śiva’s grace: clouds gather, rain falls gently, green crops rise; healers tend the sick; the devotee prays at a liṅga with bilva leaves.
FAQs
True devotion expands beyond personal gain into lokakalyāṇa—praying for the earth’s peace, health, and prosperity.
No specific site is mentioned; the emphasis is on universal auspiciousness associated with Śiva devotion.
The verse is a welfare-prayer; the ritual frame is Pradoṣa-time Śiva worship in the surrounding passage.