Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
त्वां विना कोऽपरो देव पुत्रस्याभीष्टदोऽस्ति मे । त्वयैव दत्तस्त्वं चामुं जन्म प्रापय मे सुतम्
tvāṃ vinā ko'paro deva putrasyābhīṣṭado'sti me | tvayaiva dattastvaṃ cāmuṃ janma prāpaya me sutam
Ô Dieu, en dehors de toi, qui d’autre peut accorder à mon fils ce qu’il désire ? C’est toi seul qui me l’as donné ; aussi, toi-même, fais que mon fils parvienne sain et sauf à la naissance en ce monde.
Māṃṭi (the father, addressing Maheśvara/Śiva)
Tirtha: Maheśvara-sannidhi (unnamed)
Type: temple
Listener: ‘Pārtha’ addressee in the text’s frame
Scene: The father stands before Śiva, pointing gently toward his heart or toward an imagined child, pleading: ‘Without you, who can grant my son’s wish?’ Śiva’s presence is felt as calm, luminous authority.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion sees Śiva as the sole refuge and the ultimate giver of grace, even in worldly concerns like childbirth.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s boon-granting compassion within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; it is a direct prayer (prārthanā) seeking Śiva’s intervention.