Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
अजेयः सर्वदेवानां त्वत्प्रसादादहं विभो । यथा भवामि संग्रामे त्वां विहाय तथा कुरु
ajeyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ tvatprasādādahaṃ vibho | yathā bhavāmi saṃgrāme tvāṃ vihāya tathā kuru
«Ô Seigneur tout-puissant, par ta grâce je suis invincible aux yeux de tous les dieux. Fais qu’au combat je demeure tel que je suis, même lorsque je suis sans toi, sans ta présence directe.»
A boon-seeker (male, unnamed in this snippet) addressing Tripurāntaka (Śiva)
Listener: Śiva (Tripurāntaka)
Scene: A devotee addresses Śiva with folded hands, requesting invincibility that remains even without Śiva’s direct presence; Śiva’s calm gaze suggests measured granting with ethical constraints.
FAQs
Power sought without continued dependence on the divine can become spiritually dangerous; the verse illustrates the desire for autonomous invincibility.
None is named in this shloka; it is part of a mythic explanatory segment within the Māhātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a direct request for a boon (vara).